Post by The Sandmen on Feb 10, 2014 19:21:41 GMT -5
Melvin Guillard is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Benson Henderson looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Benson fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Melvin Guillard didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Guillard
Guillard tries to close his guard around Benson
He succeeds!
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Guillard
As the fight continues it seems that Melvin Guillard is taking the best of the fight.
Benson is in closed guard... Guillard tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Benson Henderson!
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Melvin Guillard tries to better his position on the ground...
Benson Henderson tries to roll on the ground...
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Guillard
Benson is in closed guard... Guillard tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Benson Henderson!
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Melvin Guillard tries to better his position on the ground...
Benson Henderson tries to roll on the ground...
Benson tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Benson Henderson tries to roll to his side and trap Melvin Guillard in his guard...
Melvin Guillard keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Melvin Guillard tries to open Benson's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Melvin Guillard. Benson is unable to cover himself now!
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Melvin Guillard positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Melvin Guillard is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Benson's abdomen
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Melvin Guillard tries to better his position on the ground...
Benson Henderson tries to roll on the ground...
Benson is trying to counter now!
Benson is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Melvin Guillard pushes Benson Henderson down and prevents his attempts to escape
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Herb Dean 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 SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
A right hand from Benson Henderson
gets deflected.
Benson clumsily fails here and it's time for Melvin Guillard to fight back!
Some nice shots from Melvin Guillard
that stun Benson.
Guillard is holding Benson Henderson's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Benson Henderson loses balance and goes to the ground.
Benson Hyper-extended his arm
Melvin Guillard is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Melvin Guillard hovers above Benson
Good punches to Benson's body.
Melvin Guillard is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson launches a few punches to Guillard's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Guillard tries to cover his face,
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Melvin Guillard is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Guillard works on the ground with his fingers over Benson's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Herb Dean didn't see that!
Melvin Guillard is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson attempts to trap Melvin Guillard in his guard.
Benson Henderson manages to switch to half guard.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Melvin Guillard is in half guard over Benson
Guillard tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Melvin Guillard is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Guillard tries to move to full mount!
Benson won't allow him to take this position easily.
Melvin Guillard is in side mount over Benson Henderson
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Benson Henderson work his BJJ game.
Benson tries to show some ground skills
Benson Henderson put Guillard in half guard.
Melvin Guillard is in half guard over Benson
Benson Henderson attempts to move to full guard
Benson Henderson manages to switch to full guard.
Melvin Guillard is in open guard over Benson
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Benson measures the resilience of Guillard's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Guillard's side.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Melvin Guillard is in open guard over Benson
Melvin Guillard hovers above Benson
Benson Henderson stops him from throwing strikes.
Guillard clumsily fails here and it's time for Benson Henderson to fight back!
Benson Henderson launches a few punches to Guillard's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Guillard tries to cover his face,
Melvin Guillard is in open guard over Benson
Benson Henderson launches a few punches to Guillard's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Guillard tries to cover his face,
Melvin Guillard is in open guard over Benson
Benson tries to close his guard around Guillard
He is not able to do it
Melvin Guillard is in open guard over Benson
Benson measures the resilience of Guillard's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Guillard's side.
Melvin Guillard is in open guard over Benson
Benson tries to close his guard around Guillard
He succeeds!
Melvin Guillard is in closed guard over Benson
Guillard breaths deeply while on the ground
Melvin Guillard is in closed guard over Benson
Guillard tries to stand up!
Benson doesn't allow him!
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Melvin Guillard is in closed guard over Benson
Guillard tries to stand up!
Benson doesn't allow him!
Herb Dean stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Benson launches a furious low kick!
Guillard receives a hard blow on his left leg!
Herb Dean tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
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 Guillard
Benson positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Guillard's being punished here!
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Guillard
As the fight continues it seems that Benson Henderson is taking the best of the fight.
Benson is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Melvin Guillard, who is barely covering up!
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Guillard
Benson Henderson pushes Melvin Guillard against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Benson jumps and tries to free his leg! Guillard doesn't allow this but Benson Henderson is able to get half guard here.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Guillard
Benson Henderson tries to free his leg
Benson Henderson uses some of his skill by jumping out of Guillard's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Melvin Guillard
Benson Henderson looks to mount Melvin Guillard...
Benson Henderson slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Melvin Guillard
Melvin Guillard tries to roll to his side and trap Benson Henderson in his guard...
Benson Henderson rolls him over and takes his back!
Benson is in rear mount over Guillard
Melvin Guillard struggles to not give his opponent a chance to recover
Benson is in rear mount over Guillard
Guillard tries to stand up!
Benson doesn't allow him!
Benson is in rear mount over Guillard
Melvin Guillard 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 Guillard
Guillard has Benson controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Benson is unable to move under Guillard control.
Guillard clumsily fails here and it's time for Benson Henderson to fight back!
Benson Henderson throws his leg over Melvin Guillard's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Benson Henderson's rear naked choke attempt!
Melvin Guillard frees his arm and defends the choke. He manages to turn into Benson Henderson and ends up on top!
Melvin Guillard is in closed guard over Benson
Benson Henderson launches a few punches to Guillard's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Guillard tries to cover his face,
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Melvin Guillard is in closed guard over Benson
Guillard is in closed guard... Benson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Melvin Guillard!
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Melvin Guillard
Benson Henderson tries to better his position on the ground...
Benson is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Melvin Guillard
Benson goes for an armbar!
Guillard struggles to free himself
Melvin Guillard breaks the lock and pushes away Benson Henderson, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Benson Henderson. 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.
The two exchange wildly
Benson is connecting with a few punches
Tremendous strikes from Benson!
Some big punches are landing!
Benson Henderson fakes a punch and launches himself over Melvin Guillard
Great move by Benson who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Benson Henderson fakes a few punches and advance towards Guillard trying to take him down with a Advancing Leg Sweep
Melvin Guillard lose his balance and falls hard on the mat
Benson is standing while Guillard is on the ground on his back
Benson cartwheels towards Guillard!
He lands in side mount over a surprised Melvin Guillard.
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Melvin Guillard
Benson Henderson was tooling Melvin Guillard for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Melvin Guillard lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Benson delivers a few accurate elbows!
Guillard is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Herb Dean has seen enough! The fight is over! Guillard was not intelligently defending himself!
Guillard's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Benson Henderson by TKO (Elbows) at 3:34 Round 2
Statistics: Melvin Guillard
Punches 3/6 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 9/16 (56%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 406 s
Statistics: Benson Henderson
Punches 6/8 (75%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 23/30 (77%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 397 s
Melvin was absolutely dominating this one. And then he wasn't. And then he lost. Whats the deal, Cannon?
Benson Henderson looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Benson fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Melvin Guillard didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Guillard
Guillard tries to close his guard around Benson
He succeeds!
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Guillard
As the fight continues it seems that Melvin Guillard is taking the best of the fight.
Benson is in closed guard... Guillard tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Benson Henderson!
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Melvin Guillard tries to better his position on the ground...
Benson Henderson tries to roll on the ground...
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Guillard
Benson is in closed guard... Guillard tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Benson Henderson!
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Melvin Guillard tries to better his position on the ground...
Benson Henderson tries to roll on the ground...
Benson tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Benson Henderson tries to roll to his side and trap Melvin Guillard in his guard...
Melvin Guillard keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Melvin Guillard tries to open Benson's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Melvin Guillard. Benson is unable to cover himself now!
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Melvin Guillard positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Melvin Guillard is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Benson's abdomen
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Melvin Guillard tries to better his position on the ground...
Benson Henderson tries to roll on the ground...
Benson is trying to counter now!
Benson is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Melvin Guillard pushes Benson Henderson down and prevents his attempts to escape
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Melvin Guillard is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Herb Dean 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 SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
A right hand from Benson Henderson
gets deflected.
Benson clumsily fails here and it's time for Melvin Guillard to fight back!
Some nice shots from Melvin Guillard
that stun Benson.
Guillard is holding Benson Henderson's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Benson Henderson loses balance and goes to the ground.
Benson Hyper-extended his arm
Melvin Guillard is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Melvin Guillard hovers above Benson
Good punches to Benson's body.
Melvin Guillard is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson launches a few punches to Guillard's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Guillard tries to cover his face,
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Melvin Guillard is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Guillard works on the ground with his fingers over Benson's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Herb Dean didn't see that!
Melvin Guillard is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson attempts to trap Melvin Guillard in his guard.
Benson Henderson manages to switch to half guard.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Melvin Guillard is in half guard over Benson
Guillard tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Melvin Guillard is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Guillard tries to move to full mount!
Benson won't allow him to take this position easily.
Melvin Guillard is in side mount over Benson Henderson
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Benson Henderson work his BJJ game.
Benson tries to show some ground skills
Benson Henderson put Guillard in half guard.
Melvin Guillard is in half guard over Benson
Benson Henderson attempts to move to full guard
Benson Henderson manages to switch to full guard.
Melvin Guillard is in open guard over Benson
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Benson measures the resilience of Guillard's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Guillard's side.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Melvin Guillard is in open guard over Benson
Melvin Guillard hovers above Benson
Benson Henderson stops him from throwing strikes.
Guillard clumsily fails here and it's time for Benson Henderson to fight back!
Benson Henderson launches a few punches to Guillard's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Guillard tries to cover his face,
Melvin Guillard is in open guard over Benson
Benson Henderson launches a few punches to Guillard's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Guillard tries to cover his face,
Melvin Guillard is in open guard over Benson
Benson tries to close his guard around Guillard
He is not able to do it
Melvin Guillard is in open guard over Benson
Benson measures the resilience of Guillard's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Guillard's side.
Melvin Guillard is in open guard over Benson
Benson tries to close his guard around Guillard
He succeeds!
Melvin Guillard is in closed guard over Benson
Guillard breaths deeply while on the ground
Melvin Guillard is in closed guard over Benson
Guillard tries to stand up!
Benson doesn't allow him!
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Melvin Guillard is in closed guard over Benson
Guillard tries to stand up!
Benson doesn't allow him!
Herb Dean stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Benson launches a furious low kick!
Guillard receives a hard blow on his left leg!
Herb Dean tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
=========================================
Round 2
=========================================
The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
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 Guillard
Benson positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Guillard's being punished here!
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Guillard
As the fight continues it seems that Benson Henderson is taking the best of the fight.
Benson is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Melvin Guillard, who is barely covering up!
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Guillard
Benson Henderson pushes Melvin Guillard against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Benson jumps and tries to free his leg! Guillard doesn't allow this but Benson Henderson is able to get half guard here.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Guillard
Benson Henderson tries to free his leg
Benson Henderson uses some of his skill by jumping out of Guillard's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Melvin Guillard
Benson Henderson looks to mount Melvin Guillard...
Benson Henderson slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Melvin Guillard
Melvin Guillard tries to roll to his side and trap Benson Henderson in his guard...
Benson Henderson rolls him over and takes his back!
Benson is in rear mount over Guillard
Melvin Guillard struggles to not give his opponent a chance to recover
Benson is in rear mount over Guillard
Guillard tries to stand up!
Benson doesn't allow him!
Benson is in rear mount over Guillard
Melvin Guillard 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 Guillard
Guillard has Benson controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Benson is unable to move under Guillard control.
Guillard clumsily fails here and it's time for Benson Henderson to fight back!
Benson Henderson throws his leg over Melvin Guillard's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Benson Henderson's rear naked choke attempt!
Melvin Guillard frees his arm and defends the choke. He manages to turn into Benson Henderson and ends up on top!
Melvin Guillard is in closed guard over Benson
Benson Henderson launches a few punches to Guillard's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Guillard tries to cover his face,
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Melvin Guillard is in closed guard over Benson
Guillard is in closed guard... Benson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Melvin Guillard!
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Melvin Guillard
Benson Henderson tries to better his position on the ground...
Benson is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Melvin Guillard
Benson goes for an armbar!
Guillard struggles to free himself
Melvin Guillard breaks the lock and pushes away Benson Henderson, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Benson Henderson. 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.
The two exchange wildly
Benson is connecting with a few punches
Tremendous strikes from Benson!
Some big punches are landing!
Benson Henderson fakes a punch and launches himself over Melvin Guillard
Great move by Benson who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Benson Henderson fakes a few punches and advance towards Guillard trying to take him down with a Advancing Leg Sweep
Melvin Guillard lose his balance and falls hard on the mat
Benson is standing while Guillard is on the ground on his back
Benson cartwheels towards Guillard!
He lands in side mount over a surprised Melvin Guillard.
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Melvin Guillard
Benson Henderson was tooling Melvin Guillard for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Melvin Guillard lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Benson delivers a few accurate elbows!
Guillard is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Herb Dean has seen enough! The fight is over! Guillard was not intelligently defending himself!
Guillard's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Benson Henderson by TKO (Elbows) at 3:34 Round 2
Statistics: Melvin Guillard
Punches 3/6 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 9/16 (56%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 406 s
Statistics: Benson Henderson
Punches 6/8 (75%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 23/30 (77%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 397 s
Melvin was absolutely dominating this one. And then he wasn't. And then he lost. Whats the deal, Cannon?
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Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!