Post by The Sandmen on Jul 16, 2013 13:11:32 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Benson while Josh Rosenthal recites the rules.
Anthony Pettis glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Benson Henderson launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Pettis's knee!
A left hook from Pettis
grazes the chin of Benson.
Pettis launches a kick
but Benson Henderson avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Benson Henderson tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Pettis is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Pettis
Pettis tries to close his guard around Benson
He succeeds!
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Pettis
Benson is in closed guard... Pettis tries to roll on the ground!
Benson Henderson uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Pettis clumsily fails here and it's time for Benson Henderson to fight back!
Benson is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Anthony Pettis, who is barely covering up!
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Pettis
Benson struggles on the ground and tries to break Anthony Pettis's guard...
Benson Henderson is in Pettis open guard now
Benson Henderson is in open 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 has a small cut in his Left eye
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Benson is in rear mount over Pettis
Benson leans back...
Pettis eyes him warily.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Benson is in rear mount over Pettis
Anthony Pettis 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
Benson tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
As the fight continues it seems that Benson Henderson is taking the best of the fight.
Several good body shots
are evaded by Pettis.
Poorly executed technique. Anthony Pettis looks to counter!
Pettis is holding Benson Henderson's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Benson Henderson loses balance and goes to the ground.
Benson's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Anthony Pettis is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Anthony Pettis looks to pass to mount...
Benson creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Brilliant combination from Benson Henderson
that forces Pettis to try and defend better.
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Benson lifts his opponent off the ground and tries to slam him!
Down goes Anthony Pettis! Brilliant slam!
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Pettis
Pettis tries to close his guard around Benson
He succeeds!
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Pettis
Benson launches a barrage of elbows over Pettis's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Pettis doesn't fight back!
Pettis's Chin is beginning to swell
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Pettis
Anthony Pettis 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 closed guard over Pettis
Benson tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Benson Henderson fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Pettis
Anthony Pettis attempts to move to full guard
Anthony Pettis manages to switch to full guard.
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Pettis
Benson is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Anthony Pettis, who is barely covering up!
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Pettis
Benson Henderson pushes Anthony Pettis against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Benson jumps and tries to free his leg! Pettis doesn't allow this but Benson Henderson is able to get half guard here.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Pettis
Anthony Pettis attempts to move to full guard
Benson Henderson keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Pettis
Benson leans back...
He clobbers Anthony Pettis's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Pettis
Benson Henderson storms over Pettis with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Benson doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Pettis's face with his elbows!
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Pettis
Benson Henderson tries to free his leg
Benson Henderson uses some of his skill by jumping out of Pettis's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Benson Henderson looks to mount Anthony Pettis...
Benson Henderson slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Benson tries to open up Anthony Pettis's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Pettis in the side of the head
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Benson fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Anthony Pettis's arm and tries an armbar!
Pettis holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Pettis's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Benson Henderson.
Anthony Pettis is in side mount over Benson Henderson
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Benson Henderson can end the fight with his ground and pound.
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,
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Benson.
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Round 2
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The two exchange wildly
Benson is connecting with a few punches
Some nice shots from Benson Henderson
that stun Pettis.
Pettis's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Pettis has a small cut in his Right cheek
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Pettis leads with a punch
Benson Henderson avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Benson moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Pettis with a double overhooks!
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Benson Henderson fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Anthony Pettis! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
Crushing shot to Pettis's body! He's holding his side
Benson Henderson tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Benson Henderson who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
Benson grapple with Anthony Pettis and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Anthony Pettis falls hard on the mat with Benson Henderson on top of him
Crushing shot to Pettis's body! He's holding his side
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Pettis
Benson Henderson wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Benson drills Anthony Pettis's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Pettis's Nose is beginning to swell
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Pettis
Benson tries to escape from the closed guard
Benson succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Pettis
Benson launches a barrage of elbows over Pettis's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Pettis doesn't fight back!
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Pettis
Benson Henderson storms over Pettis with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Benson doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Pettis's face with his elbows!
Josh Rosenthal is asking Pettis to defend himself! Josh Rosenthal jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Pettis.
Pettis's Forehead is beginning to swell
Winner is Benson Henderson by TKO (Elbows) at 1:39 Round 2
Statistics: Benson Henderson
Punches 11/20 (55%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 34/48 (71%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 239 s
Statistics: Anthony Pettis
Punches 4/7 (57%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 239 s
Decent fight s'pose. Pettis could have done a bit more, and it was a bit more Bensony than a super amazing fight would have it, but sure. Pettis needs to kick.
Anthony Pettis glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Benson Henderson launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Pettis's knee!
A left hook from Pettis
grazes the chin of Benson.
Pettis launches a kick
but Benson Henderson avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Benson Henderson tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Pettis is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Pettis
Pettis tries to close his guard around Benson
He succeeds!
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Pettis
Benson is in closed guard... Pettis tries to roll on the ground!
Benson Henderson uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Pettis clumsily fails here and it's time for Benson Henderson to fight back!
Benson is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Anthony Pettis, who is barely covering up!
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Pettis
Benson struggles on the ground and tries to break Anthony Pettis's guard...
Benson Henderson is in Pettis open guard now
Benson Henderson is in open 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 has a small cut in his Left eye
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Benson is in rear mount over Pettis
Benson leans back...
Pettis eyes him warily.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Benson is in rear mount over Pettis
Anthony Pettis 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
Benson tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
As the fight continues it seems that Benson Henderson is taking the best of the fight.
Several good body shots
are evaded by Pettis.
Poorly executed technique. Anthony Pettis looks to counter!
Pettis is holding Benson Henderson's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Benson Henderson loses balance and goes to the ground.
Benson's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Anthony Pettis is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Anthony Pettis looks to pass to mount...
Benson creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Brilliant combination from Benson Henderson
that forces Pettis to try and defend better.
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Benson lifts his opponent off the ground and tries to slam him!
Down goes Anthony Pettis! Brilliant slam!
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Pettis
Pettis tries to close his guard around Benson
He succeeds!
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Pettis
Benson launches a barrage of elbows over Pettis's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Pettis doesn't fight back!
Pettis's Chin is beginning to swell
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Pettis
Anthony Pettis 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 closed guard over Pettis
Benson tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Benson Henderson fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Pettis
Anthony Pettis attempts to move to full guard
Anthony Pettis manages to switch to full guard.
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Pettis
Benson is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Anthony Pettis, who is barely covering up!
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Pettis
Benson Henderson pushes Anthony Pettis against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Benson jumps and tries to free his leg! Pettis doesn't allow this but Benson Henderson is able to get half guard here.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Pettis
Anthony Pettis attempts to move to full guard
Benson Henderson keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Pettis
Benson leans back...
He clobbers Anthony Pettis's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Pettis
Benson Henderson storms over Pettis with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Benson doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Pettis's face with his elbows!
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Pettis
Benson Henderson tries to free his leg
Benson Henderson uses some of his skill by jumping out of Pettis's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Benson Henderson looks to mount Anthony Pettis...
Benson Henderson slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Benson tries to open up Anthony Pettis's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Pettis in the side of the head
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Benson fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Anthony Pettis's arm and tries an armbar!
Pettis holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Pettis's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Benson Henderson.
Anthony Pettis is in side mount over Benson Henderson
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Benson Henderson can end the fight with his ground and pound.
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,
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Benson.
=========================================
Round 2
=========================================
The two exchange wildly
Benson is connecting with a few punches
Some nice shots from Benson Henderson
that stun Pettis.
Pettis's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Pettis has a small cut in his Right cheek
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Pettis leads with a punch
Benson Henderson avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Benson moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Pettis with a double overhooks!
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Benson Henderson fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Anthony Pettis! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
Crushing shot to Pettis's body! He's holding his side
Benson Henderson tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Benson Henderson who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
Benson grapple with Anthony Pettis and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Anthony Pettis falls hard on the mat with Benson Henderson on top of him
Crushing shot to Pettis's body! He's holding his side
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Pettis
Benson Henderson wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Benson drills Anthony Pettis's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Pettis's Nose is beginning to swell
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Pettis
Benson tries to escape from the closed guard
Benson succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Pettis
Benson launches a barrage of elbows over Pettis's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Pettis doesn't fight back!
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Pettis
Benson Henderson storms over Pettis with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Benson doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Pettis's face with his elbows!
Josh Rosenthal is asking Pettis to defend himself! Josh Rosenthal jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Pettis.
Pettis's Forehead is beginning to swell
Winner is Benson Henderson by TKO (Elbows) at 1:39 Round 2
Statistics: Benson Henderson
Punches 11/20 (55%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 34/48 (71%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 239 s
Statistics: Anthony Pettis
Punches 4/7 (57%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 239 s
Decent fight s'pose. Pettis could have done a bit more, and it was a bit more Bensony than a super amazing fight would have it, but sure. Pettis needs to kick.