Post by The Sandmen on Dec 27, 2013 14:35:39 GMT -5
Benson Henderson looks very relaxed.
Anthony Pettis is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
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 Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Solid low kick from Benson Henderson.
Pettis deflects it.
Benson Henderson has found an opening in the defense of Pettis, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Pettis's ribs.
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson circles around Pettis
Benson is holding Anthony Pettis's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Anthony Pettis loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Anthony Pettis attempts to trap Benson Henderson in his guard.
Anthony Pettis manages to switch to half guard.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Pettis
Anthony Pettis tries to close the guard.
Pettis put Benson Henderson in closed guard.
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Pettis
Benson is in closed guard... Pettis tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Benson Henderson!
Anthony Pettis is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson measures the resilience of Pettis's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Pettis's side.
Anthony Pettis is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson tries to escape from the full mount...
Benson struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Anthony Pettis is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson tries to roll to his side and trap Anthony Pettis in his guard...
Benson Henderson gets his hips out and gets to full guard.
Anthony Pettis is in closed guard over Benson
Pettis use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Benson Henderson holds Anthony Pettis and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Poorly executed technique. Benson Henderson looks to counter!
Benson Henderson isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Pettis blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Benson's guard.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Anthony Pettis is in half guard over Benson
Pettis tries to free his leg...
Benson doesn't allow any movement here! He's cooling the fight on the ground.
Anthony Pettis gets sloppy and Benson Henderson tries to take advantage...
Benson throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Anthony Pettis realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Anthony Pettis. 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 Colisée Pepsi (Quebec City, Quebec) are cheering for the fighters.
Pettis looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Benson Henderson's punches
Benson is on the receiving end of a great combo by Pettis.
Nice punches from Benson Henderson.
Pettis staggers backwards. Benson wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Benson cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Pettis can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Pettis dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that misses by an inch!
Pettis misses a step and Benson Henderson sees an opportunity to counter him!
Benson fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Anthony Pettis didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Pettis
Benson Henderson fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Pettis's face!
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Pettis
Benson tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Pettis
Benson Henderson hovers above Pettis
Anthony Pettis stops him from throwing strikes.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Pettis
Terrible one sided match... Pettis was not ready to fight a fighter of Benson Henderson caliber.
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
Benson Henderson is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Benson Henderson fakes some punches
Pettis ties him up.
Poorly executed technique. Anthony Pettis looks to counter!
Anthony Pettis attempts to trap Benson Henderson in his guard.
Anthony Pettis manages to switch to half guard.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Pettis
Benson launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Anthony Pettis is not able to stop Pettis ground skills and Benson Henderson moves to side mount!
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Benson Henderson wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Benson Henderson can't find an opening in his opponent's guard!
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Pettis 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 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 positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Pettis's being punished here!
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Benson tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Benson Henderson controls the situation despite Anthony Pettis efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Benson Henderson tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Pettis is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Pettis is trying to counter now!
Pettis is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Benson's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Anthony Pettis is in half guard over Benson
Anthony Pettis tries to free his leg
Anthony Pettis uses some of his skill by jumping out of Benson's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Anthony Pettis is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Benson tries to show some ground skills
Benson Henderson put Pettis in half guard.
Anthony Pettis is in half guard over Benson
Anthony Pettis tries to free his leg...
Anthony Pettis uses some of his skill by jumping out of Benson's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
Anthony Pettis is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Anthony Pettis looks to pass to mount...
Pettis slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Benson Henderson.
Anthony Pettis is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson launches a few punches to Pettis's cheek from the guard.
Anthony Pettis uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Pettis is the winner of this round.
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Round 2
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Benson Henderson and Pettis engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Anthony Pettis fakes a punch and launches himself over Benson!
Benson Henderson is smart enough to avoid the clinch game by Pettis and pushes him away!
Anthony Pettis gets sloppy and Benson Henderson tries to take advantage...
Benson is holding Anthony Pettis's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Anthony Pettis loses balance and goes to the ground.
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Pettis 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 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.
Anthony Pettis manages to switch to full guard.
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Pettis
Benson positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Pettis's being punished here!
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Pettis
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 Colisée Pepsi (Quebec City, Quebec) is cheering him!
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
Terrible one sided match... Pettis was not ready to fight a fighter of Benson Henderson caliber.
Benson Henderson isolates Anthony Pettis's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Anthony Pettis is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
The clock says 1:50 in the 2 round
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Anthony 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 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 Pettis's moves.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Anthony Pettis. 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 Colisée Pepsi (Quebec City, Quebec) are cheering for the fighters.
Benson is holding Anthony Pettis's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Anthony Pettis loses balance and goes to the ground.
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Benson Henderson launches a few punches to Pettis
Weak punches. He needs to improve his position!
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Benson Henderson looks to mount Anthony Pettis...
Anthony Pettis sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Pettis
Benson positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Pettis's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Pettis tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Anthony Pettis isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Benson blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Pettis's guard.
The clock says 2:40 in the 2 round
Benson Henderson is in half guard over 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
The clock says 2:50 in the 2 round
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 full mount!
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Benson Henderson looks to mount Anthony Pettis...
Anthony Pettis sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Pettis
Benson is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Dan Miragliotta didn't see that!
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Pettis
Benson Henderson pushes Pettis's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Benson who is in full mount! Pettis is in trouble now!
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Benson Henderson isolates Anthony Pettis's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Anthony Pettis is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Benson Henderson gets sloppy and Anthony Pettis tries to take advantage...
Pettis tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Benson Henderson is in half guard 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
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Anthony Pettis. 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 Colisée Pepsi (Quebec City, Quebec) are cheering for the fighters.
Benson grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Pettis struggles... Benson Henderson is unable to take him down
Pulverizing punch to Pettis's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
Benson attempts a shoot
but stops before running into Pettis's kick.
Pettis is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Anthony Pettis goes with a looping right hand while Benson Henderson jumps back and jabs
Pettis only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
The clock says 4:35 in the 2 round
Benson Henderson circles around Pettis
Benson looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Anthony Pettis's punches
Pettis is on the receiving end of a great combo by Benson.
Benson wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Benson moves forward and holds Pettis
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Benson pushes off of Anthony Pettis and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Pettis stumbles backwards but Benson Henderson chases him and continues the rain of blows!
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
Benson Henderson has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 3
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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 sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Pettis 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 Pettis
Benson Henderson fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Pettis's face!
Benson Henderson is in open guard 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 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
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 0:45 in the 3 round
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 positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Pettis's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Benson Henderson gets sloppy and Anthony Pettis tries to take advantage...
Pettis throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Benson Henderson realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Dan Miragliotta 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 Colisée Pepsi (Quebec City, Quebec) are cheering for the fighters.
Benson Henderson tries to bring the fight to the ground
Pettis goes down.
The clock says 1:15 in the 3 round
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Pettis
Pettis tries to close his guard around Benson
He succeeds!
The clock says 1:25 in the 3 round
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 misses a step and Benson Henderson sees an opportunity to counter him!
Benson fires a barrage of punches at Pettis's head!
The punches go wide.
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Pettis
Benson is in closed guard... Pettis tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Benson Henderson!
Anthony Pettis is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson measures the resilience of Pettis's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Pettis's side.
The clock says 1:55 in the 3 round
Anthony Pettis is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Anthony Pettis tries to better his position on the ground...
Benson Henderson tries to roll on the ground...
Anthony Pettis gets sloppy and Benson Henderson tries to take advantage...
Benson Henderson tries to roll to his side and trap Anthony Pettis in his guard...
Benson Henderson gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Anthony Pettis is in open guard over Benson
Anthony Pettis tries to pass to half guard...
Benson Henderson's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Anthony Pettis is in open guard over Benson
Pettis tries to move to full mount
Pettis's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Benson is trying to counter now!
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 open guard over Benson
Anthony Pettis tries to pass to half guard...
Benson Henderson's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Anthony Pettis is in open guard over Benson
Benson measures the resilience of Pettis's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Pettis's side.
Crushing shot to Pettis's body! He's holding his side
Anthony Pettis is in open guard over Benson
Benson tries to close his guard around Pettis
He succeeds!
Anthony Pettis is in closed 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 closed guard over Benson
Pettis is in closed guard... Benson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Anthony Pettis!
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Anthony Pettis tries to roll to his side and trap Benson Henderson in his guard...
Benson Henderson keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Dan Miragliotta stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Colisée Pepsi (Quebec City, Quebec) are cheering for the fighters.
Benson steps backwards away from Anthony Pettis. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Benson Henderson moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Benson steps backwards away from Anthony Pettis. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Benson launches a furious hook!
That hits Pettis's chin like a wrecking ball! Pettis loses balance and goes to the mat.
Pettis's Chin is beginning to swell
That punishment by Benson Henderson has left Pettis staggered! Benson Henderson should try push forward now and finish this!
Benson is standing while Pettis is on the ground on his back
Benson decides to go after his opponent and jumps inside Pettis's guard.
Pettis did not see that coming! Benson Henderson is in open guard over Pettis now.
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Pettis
Pettis is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Pettis measures the resilience of Benson's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Benson blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Anthony Pettis gets sloppy and Benson Henderson tries to take advantage...
Benson Henderson aggressively and repeatedly punches Pettis.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Pettis's Right eye is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Anthony Pettis's Right eye
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Pettis
Benson tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Pettis
Anthony Pettis is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
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 half guard over Pettis
Benson leans back...
He clobbers Anthony Pettis's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Pettis's Mouth is beginning to swell
Pettis seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Pettis
Benson sits over his knees and pushes away Pettis's leg!
Benson Henderson is able to put away his leg and then jumps 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.
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Benson.
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Round 4
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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
The clock says 0:25 in the 4 round
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Pettis
Pettis tries to stand up!
Benson doesn't allow him!
Benson Henderson is in open 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 open guard over Pettis
Benson tries to move to full mount
Benson succeeds
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Benson positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Pettis's being punished here!
That punishment by Benson Henderson has left Pettis staggered! Benson Henderson should try push forward now and finish this!
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Benson Henderson takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Anthony Pettis shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
Benson shows a pained grimace and he repeatedly taps out after a perfect americana!
Winner is Benson Henderson by Submission (Americana) at 1:21 Round 4
Statistics: Benson Henderson
Punches 17/21 (81%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 5/7 (71%)
Takedowns 8/9 (89%)
GnP strikes 32/56 (57%)
Submissions 6/6 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 695 s
Statistics: Anthony Pettis
Punches 6/12 (50%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/6 (67%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 704 s
Pettis just could not get anything going here. Benson shut-down win.
Anthony Pettis is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
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 Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Solid low kick from Benson Henderson.
Pettis deflects it.
Benson Henderson has found an opening in the defense of Pettis, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Pettis's ribs.
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson circles around Pettis
Benson is holding Anthony Pettis's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Anthony Pettis loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Anthony Pettis attempts to trap Benson Henderson in his guard.
Anthony Pettis manages to switch to half guard.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Pettis
Anthony Pettis tries to close the guard.
Pettis put Benson Henderson in closed guard.
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Pettis
Benson is in closed guard... Pettis tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Benson Henderson!
Anthony Pettis is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson measures the resilience of Pettis's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Pettis's side.
Anthony Pettis is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson tries to escape from the full mount...
Benson struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Anthony Pettis is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson tries to roll to his side and trap Anthony Pettis in his guard...
Benson Henderson gets his hips out and gets to full guard.
Anthony Pettis is in closed guard over Benson
Pettis use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Benson Henderson holds Anthony Pettis and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Poorly executed technique. Benson Henderson looks to counter!
Benson Henderson isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Pettis blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Benson's guard.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Anthony Pettis is in half guard over Benson
Pettis tries to free his leg...
Benson doesn't allow any movement here! He's cooling the fight on the ground.
Anthony Pettis gets sloppy and Benson Henderson tries to take advantage...
Benson throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Anthony Pettis realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Anthony Pettis. 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 Colisée Pepsi (Quebec City, Quebec) are cheering for the fighters.
Pettis looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Benson Henderson's punches
Benson is on the receiving end of a great combo by Pettis.
Nice punches from Benson Henderson.
Pettis staggers backwards. Benson wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Benson cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Pettis can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Pettis dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that misses by an inch!
Pettis misses a step and Benson Henderson sees an opportunity to counter him!
Benson fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Anthony Pettis didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Pettis
Benson Henderson fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Pettis's face!
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Pettis
Benson tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Pettis
Benson Henderson hovers above Pettis
Anthony Pettis stops him from throwing strikes.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Pettis
Terrible one sided match... Pettis was not ready to fight a fighter of Benson Henderson caliber.
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
Benson Henderson is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Benson Henderson fakes some punches
Pettis ties him up.
Poorly executed technique. Anthony Pettis looks to counter!
Anthony Pettis attempts to trap Benson Henderson in his guard.
Anthony Pettis manages to switch to half guard.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Pettis
Benson launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Anthony Pettis is not able to stop Pettis ground skills and Benson Henderson moves to side mount!
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Benson Henderson wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Benson Henderson can't find an opening in his opponent's guard!
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Pettis 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 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 positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Pettis's being punished here!
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Benson tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Benson Henderson controls the situation despite Anthony Pettis efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Benson Henderson tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Pettis is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Pettis is trying to counter now!
Pettis is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Benson's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Anthony Pettis is in half guard over Benson
Anthony Pettis tries to free his leg
Anthony Pettis uses some of his skill by jumping out of Benson's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Anthony Pettis is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Benson tries to show some ground skills
Benson Henderson put Pettis in half guard.
Anthony Pettis is in half guard over Benson
Anthony Pettis tries to free his leg...
Anthony Pettis uses some of his skill by jumping out of Benson's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
Anthony Pettis is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Anthony Pettis looks to pass to mount...
Pettis slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Benson Henderson.
Anthony Pettis is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson launches a few punches to Pettis's cheek from the guard.
Anthony Pettis uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Pettis is the winner of this round.
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Round 2
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Benson Henderson and Pettis engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Anthony Pettis fakes a punch and launches himself over Benson!
Benson Henderson is smart enough to avoid the clinch game by Pettis and pushes him away!
Anthony Pettis gets sloppy and Benson Henderson tries to take advantage...
Benson is holding Anthony Pettis's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Anthony Pettis loses balance and goes to the ground.
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Pettis 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 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.
Anthony Pettis manages to switch to full guard.
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Pettis
Benson positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Pettis's being punished here!
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Pettis
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 Colisée Pepsi (Quebec City, Quebec) is cheering him!
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
Terrible one sided match... Pettis was not ready to fight a fighter of Benson Henderson caliber.
Benson Henderson isolates Anthony Pettis's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Anthony Pettis is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
The clock says 1:50 in the 2 round
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Anthony 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 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 Pettis's moves.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Anthony Pettis. 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 Colisée Pepsi (Quebec City, Quebec) are cheering for the fighters.
Benson is holding Anthony Pettis's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Anthony Pettis loses balance and goes to the ground.
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Benson Henderson launches a few punches to Pettis
Weak punches. He needs to improve his position!
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Benson Henderson looks to mount Anthony Pettis...
Anthony Pettis sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Pettis
Benson positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Pettis's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Pettis tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Anthony Pettis isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Benson blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Pettis's guard.
The clock says 2:40 in the 2 round
Benson Henderson is in half guard over 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
The clock says 2:50 in the 2 round
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 full mount!
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Benson Henderson looks to mount Anthony Pettis...
Anthony Pettis sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Pettis
Benson is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Dan Miragliotta didn't see that!
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Pettis
Benson Henderson pushes Pettis's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Benson who is in full mount! Pettis is in trouble now!
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Benson Henderson isolates Anthony Pettis's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Anthony Pettis is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Benson Henderson gets sloppy and Anthony Pettis tries to take advantage...
Pettis tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Benson Henderson is in half guard 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
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Anthony Pettis. 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 Colisée Pepsi (Quebec City, Quebec) are cheering for the fighters.
Benson grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Pettis struggles... Benson Henderson is unable to take him down
Pulverizing punch to Pettis's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
Benson attempts a shoot
but stops before running into Pettis's kick.
Pettis is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Anthony Pettis goes with a looping right hand while Benson Henderson jumps back and jabs
Pettis only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
The clock says 4:35 in the 2 round
Benson Henderson circles around Pettis
Benson looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Anthony Pettis's punches
Pettis is on the receiving end of a great combo by Benson.
Benson wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Benson moves forward and holds Pettis
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Benson pushes off of Anthony Pettis and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Pettis stumbles backwards but Benson Henderson chases him and continues the rain of blows!
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
Benson Henderson has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 3
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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 sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Pettis 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 Pettis
Benson Henderson fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Pettis's face!
Benson Henderson is in open guard 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 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
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 0:45 in the 3 round
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 positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Pettis's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Benson Henderson gets sloppy and Anthony Pettis tries to take advantage...
Pettis throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Benson Henderson realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Dan Miragliotta 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 Colisée Pepsi (Quebec City, Quebec) are cheering for the fighters.
Benson Henderson tries to bring the fight to the ground
Pettis goes down.
The clock says 1:15 in the 3 round
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Pettis
Pettis tries to close his guard around Benson
He succeeds!
The clock says 1:25 in the 3 round
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 misses a step and Benson Henderson sees an opportunity to counter him!
Benson fires a barrage of punches at Pettis's head!
The punches go wide.
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Pettis
Benson is in closed guard... Pettis tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Benson Henderson!
Anthony Pettis is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson measures the resilience of Pettis's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Pettis's side.
The clock says 1:55 in the 3 round
Anthony Pettis is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Anthony Pettis tries to better his position on the ground...
Benson Henderson tries to roll on the ground...
Anthony Pettis gets sloppy and Benson Henderson tries to take advantage...
Benson Henderson tries to roll to his side and trap Anthony Pettis in his guard...
Benson Henderson gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Anthony Pettis is in open guard over Benson
Anthony Pettis tries to pass to half guard...
Benson Henderson's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Anthony Pettis is in open guard over Benson
Pettis tries to move to full mount
Pettis's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Benson is trying to counter now!
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 open guard over Benson
Anthony Pettis tries to pass to half guard...
Benson Henderson's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Anthony Pettis is in open guard over Benson
Benson measures the resilience of Pettis's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Pettis's side.
Crushing shot to Pettis's body! He's holding his side
Anthony Pettis is in open guard over Benson
Benson tries to close his guard around Pettis
He succeeds!
Anthony Pettis is in closed 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 closed guard over Benson
Pettis is in closed guard... Benson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Anthony Pettis!
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Anthony Pettis tries to roll to his side and trap Benson Henderson in his guard...
Benson Henderson keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Dan Miragliotta stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Colisée Pepsi (Quebec City, Quebec) are cheering for the fighters.
Benson steps backwards away from Anthony Pettis. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Benson Henderson moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Benson steps backwards away from Anthony Pettis. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Benson launches a furious hook!
That hits Pettis's chin like a wrecking ball! Pettis loses balance and goes to the mat.
Pettis's Chin is beginning to swell
That punishment by Benson Henderson has left Pettis staggered! Benson Henderson should try push forward now and finish this!
Benson is standing while Pettis is on the ground on his back
Benson decides to go after his opponent and jumps inside Pettis's guard.
Pettis did not see that coming! Benson Henderson is in open guard over Pettis now.
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Pettis
Pettis is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Pettis measures the resilience of Benson's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Benson blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Anthony Pettis gets sloppy and Benson Henderson tries to take advantage...
Benson Henderson aggressively and repeatedly punches Pettis.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Pettis's Right eye is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Anthony Pettis's Right eye
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Pettis
Benson tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Pettis
Anthony Pettis is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
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 half guard over Pettis
Benson leans back...
He clobbers Anthony Pettis's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Pettis's Mouth is beginning to swell
Pettis seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Pettis
Benson sits over his knees and pushes away Pettis's leg!
Benson Henderson is able to put away his leg and then jumps 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.
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Benson.
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Round 4
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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
The clock says 0:25 in the 4 round
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Pettis
Pettis tries to stand up!
Benson doesn't allow him!
Benson Henderson is in open 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 open guard over Pettis
Benson tries to move to full mount
Benson succeeds
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Benson positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Pettis's being punished here!
That punishment by Benson Henderson has left Pettis staggered! Benson Henderson should try push forward now and finish this!
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Benson Henderson takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Anthony Pettis shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
Benson shows a pained grimace and he repeatedly taps out after a perfect americana!
Winner is Benson Henderson by Submission (Americana) at 1:21 Round 4
Statistics: Benson Henderson
Punches 17/21 (81%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 5/7 (71%)
Takedowns 8/9 (89%)
GnP strikes 32/56 (57%)
Submissions 6/6 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 695 s
Statistics: Anthony Pettis
Punches 6/12 (50%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/6 (67%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 704 s
Pettis just could not get anything going here. Benson shut-down win.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!