Post by The Sandmen on Apr 1, 2014 15:18:17 GMT -5
Dominick Cruz is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
Benson Henderson is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
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 John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Benson looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Dominick Cruz's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Cruz has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Cruz moves forward looking for some action
Dominick Cruz shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Dominick Cruz grapple with Benson Henderson and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
Benson manage to maintain his balances and avoid going down
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cruz goes for a scissor takedown. thats unusual
Benson Henderson is down after that takedown and they are scrambling for position. Dominick Cruz gets the advantage
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Benson
Benson tries to close his guard around Cruz
He is not able to do it
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Benson
Benson tries to move on the ground and shows Dominick Cruz a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Benson uses his forearms to block the impact!
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Benson
Dominick Cruz tries to pass to half guard...
Benson Henderson can't prevent his opponent from passing. Cruz looks to work from half guard.
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Benson
Benson measures the resilience of Cruz's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Cruz blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Cruz is trying to counter now!
Cruz launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Benson Henderson is not able to stop Benson ground skills and Dominick Cruz moves to side mount!
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Dominick Cruz looks to mount Benson Henderson...
Dominick Cruz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Good looking punches from Dominick Cruz on the ground
They could take their toll on Benson.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson launches a few punches to Cruz's cheek from the guard.
Dominick Cruz uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Cruz has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Dominick Cruz positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Benson's abdomen
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson tries to roll to his side and trap Dominick Cruz in his guard...
Benson Henderson gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
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 Cruz's moves.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson tries to stand up!
Cruz doesn't allow him!
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson tries to roll on the ground...
Cruz knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
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.
Benson Henderson chases Cruz and launches a few perfect strikes
Cruz ducks backwards and avoids them.
Poorly executed technique. Dominick Cruz looks to counter!
Cruz launches a flurry of punches
but only manages to land glancing blows.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Benson is holding Dominick Cruz's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Dominick Cruz loses balance and goes to the ground.
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Dominick Cruz
Cruz tries to show some ground skills
Benson uses his strength to keep Benson at a disadvantage
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Dominick Cruz
Benson Henderson looks to mount Dominick Cruz...
Dominick Cruz sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Cruz
Dominick Cruz attempts to move to full guard
Benson Henderson keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Cruz
Cruz is taking this opportunity to rest.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Cruz
Dominick Cruz attempts to move to full guard
Dominick Cruz manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Cruz
Cruz 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 Cruz
Benson Henderson looks to posture up and open Dominick Cruz's guard...
Dominick Cruz has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Cruz
Benson use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Dominick Cruz holds Benson Henderson and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Cruz is trying to counter now!
Benson is in closed guard... Cruz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Benson Henderson!
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson tries to escape from the full mount...
Dominick Cruz is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Dominick Cruz looks to mount Benson Henderson...
Benson Henderson takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
You have to give that round to Benson Henderson.
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Round 2
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Benson Henderson throws a looping left hand...
Cruz moves aside and dodges.
Cruz tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Cruz moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Benson with a double overhooks!
Benson is grappling.
Bad idea! Dominick Cruz lifts him up and launches him to the mat!
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Benson
Benson tries to close his guard around Cruz
He is not able to do it
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Benson
Cruz tries to move to full mount
Cruz's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Benson is trying to counter now!
Benson measures the resilience of Cruz's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Cruz blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Benson
Benson measures the resilience of Cruz's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Cruz's side.
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Benson
Cruz moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Benson
Benson tries to move on the ground and shows Dominick Cruz a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Benson uses his forearms to block the impact!
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Benson
Benson Henderson attempts to move to full guard
Benson Henderson manages to switch to full guard.
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Benson
Benson tries to close his guard around Cruz
He is not able to do it
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Benson
Benson Henderson launches a few punches to Cruz's cheek from the guard.
Dominick Cruz uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Benson clumsily fails here and it's time for Dominick Cruz to fight back!
Cruz tries to jump to side mount.
Benson Henderson closed his guard around Dominick Cruz.
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Benson sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Benson Henderson attempts to trap Dominick Cruz in his guard.
Dominick Cruz keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson launches a few punches to Cruz's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Cruz tries to cover his face,
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Dominick Cruz looks to mount Benson Henderson...
Dominick Cruz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson measures the resilience of Cruz's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Cruz blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson launches a few punches to Cruz's cheek from the guard.
Dominick Cruz uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Benson Henderson gets sloppy and Dominick Cruz tries to take advantage...
Cruz tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Benson struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Dominick Cruz 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
Cruz misses a step and Benson Henderson sees an opportunity to counter him!
Benson measures the resilience of Cruz's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Cruz blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
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 Blue Cross Arena (Rochester, New York) are cheering for the fighters.
Benson fires low kicks
that fail to land.
Benson clumsily fails here and it's time for Dominick Cruz to fight back!
Dominick Cruz attempts to cut off Benson with punches
Benson reels from the strikes.
Benson Henderson throws a looping right hand...
Cruz moves aside and dodges.
Benson Henderson goes with a looping right hand while Dominick Cruz jumps back and jabs
Benson only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
The clock says 3:20 in the 2 round
Benson decides to launch some tentative punches
Dominick Cruz takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Benson Henderson moves forward and launches a high kick!
Cruz ducks under.
Poorly executed technique. Dominick Cruz looks to counter!
Cruz avoids a dangerous strike from Benson
and fends him off with feel-out punches.
The clock says 3:35 in the 2 round
Benson Henderson takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Benson throws a lazy kick
Cruz blocks and keeps his distance.
Dominick Cruz gets sloppy and Benson Henderson tries to take advantage...
Benson is holding Dominick Cruz's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Dominick Cruz loses balance and goes to the ground.
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Dominick Cruz
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Dominick Cruz can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Dominick Cruz attempts to trap Benson Henderson in his guard.
Benson Henderson keeps control and remains in side mount.
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Dominick Cruz
Cruz 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 Dominick Cruz
Deep breaths from Dominick Cruz who tries a hammer punch to Benson's ribs.
Benson blocks those punches
Dominick Cruz gets sloppy and Benson Henderson tries to take advantage...
Benson Henderson moves to better his position on the ground...
Benson Henderson viciously slams hammer blows to Cruz's face!
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Dominick Cruz
Benson Henderson looks to mount Dominick Cruz...
Benson Henderson slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Dominick Cruz
Benson Henderson takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Dominick Cruz shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
Dominick Cruz breaks that americana attempt!
The clock says 4:40 in the 2 round
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Dominick Cruz
Dominick Cruz tries to roll to his side and trap Benson Henderson in his guard...
Benson Henderson keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Dominick Cruz
Cruz is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Benson Henderson pushes Dominick Cruz down and prevents his attempts to escape
Dominick Cruz gets sloppy and Benson Henderson tries to take advantage...
Benson is looking to end this fight with strikes
Cruz anticipates his moves and avoids danger.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Cruz
Dominick Cruz attempts to move to full guard
Benson Henderson keeps good control and remains in half guard.
John McCarthy 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.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 3
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Benson is holding Dominick Cruz's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Dominick Cruz shows great balance while pushing away Benson Henderson
Poorly executed technique. Dominick Cruz looks to counter!
Cruz is swinging for the fences!
Benson backpedals and creates space. Dominick Cruz is asking him if he is going to fight!
A right hand from Dominick Cruz
gets deflected.
Cruz misses a step and Benson Henderson sees an opportunity to counter him!
Surprise roundhouse punch by Benson.
Dominick Cruz's reflexes save him!
Dominick Cruz tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Benson is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Benson
Benson tries to close his guard around Cruz
He succeeds!
The clock says 0:50 in the 3 round
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Benson
Cruz is in closed guard... Benson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Dominick Cruz!
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Dominick Cruz
Benson Henderson tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Cruz is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Cruz tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Cruz tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
The clock says 1:10 in the 3 round
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Cruz
Dominick Cruz 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 Cruz
Benson tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Cruz from the side mount!
The clock says 1:35 in the 3 round
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Dominick Cruz
Dominick Cruz attempts to trap Benson Henderson in his guard.
Benson Henderson keeps control and remains in side mount.
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Dominick Cruz
You have to give credit to the match-maker for putting on such an even fight.
Dominick Cruz attempts to trap Benson Henderson in his guard.
Benson Henderson keeps control and remains in side mount.
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Dominick Cruz
Not a desiderable position that Cruz is in now. Benson Henderson is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Benson Henderson fakes some punches
Cruz ties him up.
Cruz tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Cruz 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 Dominick Cruz
Dominick Cruz attempts to trap Benson Henderson in his guard.
Dominick Cruz manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:20 in the 3 round
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Cruz
Benson moves on the ground
Benson cannot take advantage in the ground
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Cruz
Benson works on the ground with his fingers over Cruz's face
Cruz shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
The clock says 2:40 in the 3 round
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Cruz
Benson Henderson storms over Cruz with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Dominick Cruz blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Cruz
Benson positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Cruz's being punished here!
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Cruz
Cruz tries to close his guard around Benson
He succeeds!
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Cruz
Benson struggles on the ground and tries to break Dominick Cruz's guard...
Cruz doesn't want to free his opponent and Benson continues in closed guard
Benson clumsily fails here and it's time for Dominick Cruz to fight back!
Benson is in closed guard... Cruz tries to roll on the ground!
Benson Henderson uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Cruz
Benson is in closed guard... Cruz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Benson Henderson!
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Cruz tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Dominick Cruz controls the situation despite Benson Henderson efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 3:50 in the 3 round
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson measures the resilience of Cruz's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Cruz's side.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson tries to roll to his side and trap Dominick Cruz in his guard...
Benson Henderson gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
The clock says 4:15 in the 3 round
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Cruz
Benson struggles on the ground and tries to break Dominick Cruz's guard...
Cruz doesn't want to free his opponent and Benson continues in closed guard
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Cruz
Benson Henderson looks to posture up and open Dominick Cruz's guard...
Dominick Cruz has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
The clock says 4:45 in the 3 round
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Cruz
Benson Henderson is looking to pass Dominick Cruz's guard...
Benson Henderson gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 4:55 in the 3 round
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Cruz
Benson Henderson pushes Cruz's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Cruz wraps his legs while he holds Benson Henderson's head... Tight guard!
Cruz tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Cruz 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.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was a close round.
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Round 4
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Benson Henderson launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Cruz blocks and tries to circle around his opponent looking for angles.
Cruz is trying to counter now!
Cruz begins to launch a barrage of punches over Benson
Benson Henderson is smart enough to duck backwards
Inside leg kick from Benson
that lands on Dominick Cruz's leg.
Cruz hyper-extended his leg
The clock says 0:35 in the 4 round
Benson fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Dominick Cruz didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Cruz
Benson sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Benson tries to improve position.
Cruz adjusts and closes his guard.
Poorly executed technique. Dominick Cruz looks to counter!
Cruz tries to close his guard around Benson
He is not able to do it
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Cruz
Benson moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Cruz
Benson launches a barrage of elbows over Cruz's face!
Dominick Cruz blocks the elbows and tries to cool down the fight.
Benson clumsily fails here and it's time for Dominick Cruz to fight back!
Dominick Cruz attempts to move to full guard
Dominick Cruz manages to switch to full guard.
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Cruz
Benson launches a barrage of elbows over Cruz's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Cruz doesn't fight back!
Cruz has a small cut in his Nose
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Cruz
Benson launches a barrage of elbows over Cruz's face!
Dominick Cruz blocks the elbows and tries to cool down the fight.
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Cruz
Cruz tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Dominick Cruz. 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 clock says 1:45 in the 4 round
Benson Henderson and Cruz engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Dominick Cruz is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Cruz goes to the body...
his punches graze Benson's arm.
Cruz tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Cruz is clinching with Benson.
The clock says 2:15 in the 4 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Benson pushes Dominick Cruz against the fence and launches a few sick punches
A couple of unanswered uppercuts collide with Cruz's chin! His legs are wobbling!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Benson pushes Dominick Cruz againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Cruz cannot escape Benson Henderson's clinch! Benson Henderson is just brutalizing Cruz with punches time and time again!
Dominick Cruz tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Benson is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The clock says 2:35 in the 4 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Dominick Cruz 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 Dominick Cruz
Dominick Cruz gets sloppy and Benson Henderson tries to take advantage...
Benson Henderson pushes away Cruz trying to keep the fight at striking range
Cruz stumbles backwards and Benson Henderson circles to get the center of the cage
The clock says 2:45 in the 4 round
Benson Henderson launches a body shot
Cruz evades.
The clock says 2:55 in the 4 round
Benson Henderson tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Cruz is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Cruz
Cruz 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.
Cruz misses a step and Benson Henderson sees an opportunity to counter him!
Benson Henderson throws down elbows...
Cruz is not making himself an easy target.
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Cruz
Benson positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Cruz's being punished here!
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Cruz
Cruz tries to close his guard around Benson
He is not able to do it
The clock says 3:45 in the 4 round
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Cruz
Deep breaths from Dominick Cruz who tries a hammer punch to Benson's ribs.
Benson blocks those punches
Cruz clumsily fails here and it's time for Benson Henderson to fight back!
Benson Henderson hovers above Cruz
Dominick Cruz stops him from throwing strikes.
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Cruz
Cruz tries to close his guard around Benson
He is not able to do it
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Cruz
Benson moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Cruz
Benson launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Dominick Cruz is not able to stop Cruz ground skills and Benson Henderson moves to side mount!
The clock says 4:20 in the 4 round
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Dominick Cruz
Benson tries to move to full mount!
Cruz won't allow him to take this position easily.
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 Blue Cross Arena (Rochester, New York) are cheering for the fighters.
Dominick Cruz launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Benson blocks and tries to circle around his opponent looking for angles.
Dominick Cruz gets sloppy and Benson Henderson tries to take advantage...
Benson Henderson's mind is definitely in the fight, Cruz just got nailed! Benson Henderson saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Cruz moves aside and dodges.
Benson decides to launch some tentative punches
Benson Henderson takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Cruz's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Cruz has a small cut in his Chin
Benson Henderson moves forward looking for some grappling action
Benson has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 5
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Middle kick from Cruz.
The kick just misses.
Benson is trying to counter now!
Benson goes to the body...
his punches graze Cruz's arm.
Cruz is holding Benson Henderson's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Benson Henderson shows great balance while pushing away Dominick Cruz
Poorly executed technique. Benson Henderson looks to counter!
Benson Henderson attempts to cut off Cruz with punches
Cruz reels from the strikes.
Surprise roundhouse punch by Benson.
It looks like Cruz was hit by a bus!
Cruz's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Benson Henderson attempts to cut off Cruz with punches
Cruz avoids getting cornered.
The clock says 0:50 in the 5 round
A bad move from Dominick Cruz
allows Benson to land a solid head kick.
Dominick Cruz seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Benson Henderson!
Dominick Cruz looks rattled! Benson Henderson sees his opportunity to finish the fight and launches an aggressive flurry of punches!
Dominick Cruz is taking a brutal beating and falls to the mat! The ref could stop this fight at any moment.
Cruz has a small cut in his Mouth
Cruz seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Benson is standing while Cruz is on the ground on his back
You can see Cruz's blood making stains in the mat.
Benson Henderson Sees his opportunity to finish this fight on the ground and swarms all over Dominick Cruz!
Dominick Cruz is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
John McCarthy has seen enough! The fight is over! Cruz was not intelligently defending himself!
Cruz's Nose is beginning to swell
Cruz has a small cut in his Nose
Winner is Benson Henderson by TKO (GnP) at 1:21 Round 5
Statistics: Dominick Cruz
Punches 17/36 (47%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 11/24 (46%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 849 s
Statistics: Benson Henderson
Punches 10/38 (26%)
Kicks 2/6 (33%)
Clinch strikes 6/8 (75%)
Takedowns 4/5 (80%)
GnP strikes 20/73 (27%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 838 s
Cruz dominated the first, then Benson felt sad. After feeling sad, he felt angry. After anger, he decided he should win once in a while, and so he chose to win here. I guess that counts for something, right?
Benson Henderson is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
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 John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Benson looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Dominick Cruz's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Cruz has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Cruz moves forward looking for some action
Dominick Cruz shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Dominick Cruz grapple with Benson Henderson and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
Benson manage to maintain his balances and avoid going down
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cruz goes for a scissor takedown. thats unusual
Benson Henderson is down after that takedown and they are scrambling for position. Dominick Cruz gets the advantage
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Benson
Benson tries to close his guard around Cruz
He is not able to do it
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Benson
Benson tries to move on the ground and shows Dominick Cruz a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Benson uses his forearms to block the impact!
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Benson
Dominick Cruz tries to pass to half guard...
Benson Henderson can't prevent his opponent from passing. Cruz looks to work from half guard.
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Benson
Benson measures the resilience of Cruz's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Cruz blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Cruz is trying to counter now!
Cruz launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Benson Henderson is not able to stop Benson ground skills and Dominick Cruz moves to side mount!
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Dominick Cruz looks to mount Benson Henderson...
Dominick Cruz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Good looking punches from Dominick Cruz on the ground
They could take their toll on Benson.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson launches a few punches to Cruz's cheek from the guard.
Dominick Cruz uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Cruz has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Dominick Cruz positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Benson's abdomen
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson tries to roll to his side and trap Dominick Cruz in his guard...
Benson Henderson gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
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 Cruz's moves.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson tries to stand up!
Cruz doesn't allow him!
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson tries to roll on the ground...
Cruz knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
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.
Benson Henderson chases Cruz and launches a few perfect strikes
Cruz ducks backwards and avoids them.
Poorly executed technique. Dominick Cruz looks to counter!
Cruz launches a flurry of punches
but only manages to land glancing blows.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Benson is holding Dominick Cruz's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Dominick Cruz loses balance and goes to the ground.
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Dominick Cruz
Cruz tries to show some ground skills
Benson uses his strength to keep Benson at a disadvantage
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Dominick Cruz
Benson Henderson looks to mount Dominick Cruz...
Dominick Cruz sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Cruz
Dominick Cruz attempts to move to full guard
Benson Henderson keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Cruz
Cruz is taking this opportunity to rest.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Cruz
Dominick Cruz attempts to move to full guard
Dominick Cruz manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Cruz
Cruz 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 Cruz
Benson Henderson looks to posture up and open Dominick Cruz's guard...
Dominick Cruz has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Cruz
Benson use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Dominick Cruz holds Benson Henderson and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Cruz is trying to counter now!
Benson is in closed guard... Cruz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Benson Henderson!
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson tries to escape from the full mount...
Dominick Cruz is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Dominick Cruz looks to mount Benson Henderson...
Benson Henderson takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
You have to give that round to Benson Henderson.
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Round 2
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Benson Henderson throws a looping left hand...
Cruz moves aside and dodges.
Cruz tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Cruz moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Benson with a double overhooks!
Benson is grappling.
Bad idea! Dominick Cruz lifts him up and launches him to the mat!
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Benson
Benson tries to close his guard around Cruz
He is not able to do it
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Benson
Cruz tries to move to full mount
Cruz's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Benson is trying to counter now!
Benson measures the resilience of Cruz's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Cruz blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Benson
Benson measures the resilience of Cruz's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Cruz's side.
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Benson
Cruz moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Benson
Benson tries to move on the ground and shows Dominick Cruz a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Benson uses his forearms to block the impact!
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Benson
Benson Henderson attempts to move to full guard
Benson Henderson manages to switch to full guard.
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Benson
Benson tries to close his guard around Cruz
He is not able to do it
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Benson
Benson Henderson launches a few punches to Cruz's cheek from the guard.
Dominick Cruz uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Benson clumsily fails here and it's time for Dominick Cruz to fight back!
Cruz tries to jump to side mount.
Benson Henderson closed his guard around Dominick Cruz.
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Benson sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Benson Henderson attempts to trap Dominick Cruz in his guard.
Dominick Cruz keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson launches a few punches to Cruz's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Cruz tries to cover his face,
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Dominick Cruz looks to mount Benson Henderson...
Dominick Cruz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson measures the resilience of Cruz's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Cruz blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson launches a few punches to Cruz's cheek from the guard.
Dominick Cruz uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Benson Henderson gets sloppy and Dominick Cruz tries to take advantage...
Cruz tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Benson struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Dominick Cruz 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
Cruz misses a step and Benson Henderson sees an opportunity to counter him!
Benson measures the resilience of Cruz's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Cruz blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
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 Blue Cross Arena (Rochester, New York) are cheering for the fighters.
Benson fires low kicks
that fail to land.
Benson clumsily fails here and it's time for Dominick Cruz to fight back!
Dominick Cruz attempts to cut off Benson with punches
Benson reels from the strikes.
Benson Henderson throws a looping right hand...
Cruz moves aside and dodges.
Benson Henderson goes with a looping right hand while Dominick Cruz jumps back and jabs
Benson only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
The clock says 3:20 in the 2 round
Benson decides to launch some tentative punches
Dominick Cruz takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Benson Henderson moves forward and launches a high kick!
Cruz ducks under.
Poorly executed technique. Dominick Cruz looks to counter!
Cruz avoids a dangerous strike from Benson
and fends him off with feel-out punches.
The clock says 3:35 in the 2 round
Benson Henderson takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Benson throws a lazy kick
Cruz blocks and keeps his distance.
Dominick Cruz gets sloppy and Benson Henderson tries to take advantage...
Benson is holding Dominick Cruz's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Dominick Cruz loses balance and goes to the ground.
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Dominick Cruz
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Dominick Cruz can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Dominick Cruz attempts to trap Benson Henderson in his guard.
Benson Henderson keeps control and remains in side mount.
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Dominick Cruz
Cruz 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 Dominick Cruz
Deep breaths from Dominick Cruz who tries a hammer punch to Benson's ribs.
Benson blocks those punches
Dominick Cruz gets sloppy and Benson Henderson tries to take advantage...
Benson Henderson moves to better his position on the ground...
Benson Henderson viciously slams hammer blows to Cruz's face!
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Dominick Cruz
Benson Henderson looks to mount Dominick Cruz...
Benson Henderson slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Dominick Cruz
Benson Henderson takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Dominick Cruz shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
Dominick Cruz breaks that americana attempt!
The clock says 4:40 in the 2 round
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Dominick Cruz
Dominick Cruz tries to roll to his side and trap Benson Henderson in his guard...
Benson Henderson keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Dominick Cruz
Cruz is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Benson Henderson pushes Dominick Cruz down and prevents his attempts to escape
Dominick Cruz gets sloppy and Benson Henderson tries to take advantage...
Benson is looking to end this fight with strikes
Cruz anticipates his moves and avoids danger.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Cruz
Dominick Cruz attempts to move to full guard
Benson Henderson keeps good control and remains in half guard.
John McCarthy 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.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 3
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Benson is holding Dominick Cruz's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Dominick Cruz shows great balance while pushing away Benson Henderson
Poorly executed technique. Dominick Cruz looks to counter!
Cruz is swinging for the fences!
Benson backpedals and creates space. Dominick Cruz is asking him if he is going to fight!
A right hand from Dominick Cruz
gets deflected.
Cruz misses a step and Benson Henderson sees an opportunity to counter him!
Surprise roundhouse punch by Benson.
Dominick Cruz's reflexes save him!
Dominick Cruz tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Benson is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Benson
Benson tries to close his guard around Cruz
He succeeds!
The clock says 0:50 in the 3 round
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Benson
Cruz is in closed guard... Benson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Dominick Cruz!
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Dominick Cruz
Benson Henderson tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Cruz is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Cruz tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Cruz tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
The clock says 1:10 in the 3 round
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Cruz
Dominick Cruz 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 Cruz
Benson tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Cruz from the side mount!
The clock says 1:35 in the 3 round
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Dominick Cruz
Dominick Cruz attempts to trap Benson Henderson in his guard.
Benson Henderson keeps control and remains in side mount.
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Dominick Cruz
You have to give credit to the match-maker for putting on such an even fight.
Dominick Cruz attempts to trap Benson Henderson in his guard.
Benson Henderson keeps control and remains in side mount.
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Dominick Cruz
Not a desiderable position that Cruz is in now. Benson Henderson is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Benson Henderson fakes some punches
Cruz ties him up.
Cruz tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Cruz 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 Dominick Cruz
Dominick Cruz attempts to trap Benson Henderson in his guard.
Dominick Cruz manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:20 in the 3 round
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Cruz
Benson moves on the ground
Benson cannot take advantage in the ground
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Cruz
Benson works on the ground with his fingers over Cruz's face
Cruz shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
The clock says 2:40 in the 3 round
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Cruz
Benson Henderson storms over Cruz with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Dominick Cruz blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Cruz
Benson positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Cruz's being punished here!
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Cruz
Cruz tries to close his guard around Benson
He succeeds!
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Cruz
Benson struggles on the ground and tries to break Dominick Cruz's guard...
Cruz doesn't want to free his opponent and Benson continues in closed guard
Benson clumsily fails here and it's time for Dominick Cruz to fight back!
Benson is in closed guard... Cruz tries to roll on the ground!
Benson Henderson uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Cruz
Benson is in closed guard... Cruz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Benson Henderson!
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Cruz tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Dominick Cruz controls the situation despite Benson Henderson efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 3:50 in the 3 round
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson measures the resilience of Cruz's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Cruz's side.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson tries to roll to his side and trap Dominick Cruz in his guard...
Benson Henderson gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
The clock says 4:15 in the 3 round
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Cruz
Benson struggles on the ground and tries to break Dominick Cruz's guard...
Cruz doesn't want to free his opponent and Benson continues in closed guard
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Cruz
Benson Henderson looks to posture up and open Dominick Cruz's guard...
Dominick Cruz has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
The clock says 4:45 in the 3 round
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Cruz
Benson Henderson is looking to pass Dominick Cruz's guard...
Benson Henderson gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 4:55 in the 3 round
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Cruz
Benson Henderson pushes Cruz's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Cruz wraps his legs while he holds Benson Henderson's head... Tight guard!
Cruz tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Cruz 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.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was a close round.
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Round 4
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Benson Henderson launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Cruz blocks and tries to circle around his opponent looking for angles.
Cruz is trying to counter now!
Cruz begins to launch a barrage of punches over Benson
Benson Henderson is smart enough to duck backwards
Inside leg kick from Benson
that lands on Dominick Cruz's leg.
Cruz hyper-extended his leg
The clock says 0:35 in the 4 round
Benson fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Dominick Cruz didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Cruz
Benson sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Benson tries to improve position.
Cruz adjusts and closes his guard.
Poorly executed technique. Dominick Cruz looks to counter!
Cruz tries to close his guard around Benson
He is not able to do it
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Cruz
Benson moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Cruz
Benson launches a barrage of elbows over Cruz's face!
Dominick Cruz blocks the elbows and tries to cool down the fight.
Benson clumsily fails here and it's time for Dominick Cruz to fight back!
Dominick Cruz attempts to move to full guard
Dominick Cruz manages to switch to full guard.
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Cruz
Benson launches a barrage of elbows over Cruz's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Cruz doesn't fight back!
Cruz has a small cut in his Nose
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Cruz
Benson launches a barrage of elbows over Cruz's face!
Dominick Cruz blocks the elbows and tries to cool down the fight.
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Cruz
Cruz tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Dominick Cruz. 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 clock says 1:45 in the 4 round
Benson Henderson and Cruz engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Dominick Cruz is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Cruz goes to the body...
his punches graze Benson's arm.
Cruz tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Cruz is clinching with Benson.
The clock says 2:15 in the 4 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Benson pushes Dominick Cruz against the fence and launches a few sick punches
A couple of unanswered uppercuts collide with Cruz's chin! His legs are wobbling!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Benson pushes Dominick Cruz againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Cruz cannot escape Benson Henderson's clinch! Benson Henderson is just brutalizing Cruz with punches time and time again!
Dominick Cruz tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Benson is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The clock says 2:35 in the 4 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Dominick Cruz 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 Dominick Cruz
Dominick Cruz gets sloppy and Benson Henderson tries to take advantage...
Benson Henderson pushes away Cruz trying to keep the fight at striking range
Cruz stumbles backwards and Benson Henderson circles to get the center of the cage
The clock says 2:45 in the 4 round
Benson Henderson launches a body shot
Cruz evades.
The clock says 2:55 in the 4 round
Benson Henderson tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Cruz is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Cruz
Cruz 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.
Cruz misses a step and Benson Henderson sees an opportunity to counter him!
Benson Henderson throws down elbows...
Cruz is not making himself an easy target.
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Cruz
Benson positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Cruz's being punished here!
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Cruz
Cruz tries to close his guard around Benson
He is not able to do it
The clock says 3:45 in the 4 round
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Cruz
Deep breaths from Dominick Cruz who tries a hammer punch to Benson's ribs.
Benson blocks those punches
Cruz clumsily fails here and it's time for Benson Henderson to fight back!
Benson Henderson hovers above Cruz
Dominick Cruz stops him from throwing strikes.
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Cruz
Cruz tries to close his guard around Benson
He is not able to do it
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Cruz
Benson moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Cruz
Benson launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Dominick Cruz is not able to stop Cruz ground skills and Benson Henderson moves to side mount!
The clock says 4:20 in the 4 round
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Dominick Cruz
Benson tries to move to full mount!
Cruz won't allow him to take this position easily.
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 Blue Cross Arena (Rochester, New York) are cheering for the fighters.
Dominick Cruz launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Benson blocks and tries to circle around his opponent looking for angles.
Dominick Cruz gets sloppy and Benson Henderson tries to take advantage...
Benson Henderson's mind is definitely in the fight, Cruz just got nailed! Benson Henderson saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Cruz moves aside and dodges.
Benson decides to launch some tentative punches
Benson Henderson takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Cruz's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Cruz has a small cut in his Chin
Benson Henderson moves forward looking for some grappling action
Benson has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 5
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Middle kick from Cruz.
The kick just misses.
Benson is trying to counter now!
Benson goes to the body...
his punches graze Cruz's arm.
Cruz is holding Benson Henderson's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Benson Henderson shows great balance while pushing away Dominick Cruz
Poorly executed technique. Benson Henderson looks to counter!
Benson Henderson attempts to cut off Cruz with punches
Cruz reels from the strikes.
Surprise roundhouse punch by Benson.
It looks like Cruz was hit by a bus!
Cruz's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Benson Henderson attempts to cut off Cruz with punches
Cruz avoids getting cornered.
The clock says 0:50 in the 5 round
A bad move from Dominick Cruz
allows Benson to land a solid head kick.
Dominick Cruz seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Benson Henderson!
Dominick Cruz looks rattled! Benson Henderson sees his opportunity to finish the fight and launches an aggressive flurry of punches!
Dominick Cruz is taking a brutal beating and falls to the mat! The ref could stop this fight at any moment.
Cruz has a small cut in his Mouth
Cruz seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Benson is standing while Cruz is on the ground on his back
You can see Cruz's blood making stains in the mat.
Benson Henderson Sees his opportunity to finish this fight on the ground and swarms all over Dominick Cruz!
Dominick Cruz is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
John McCarthy has seen enough! The fight is over! Cruz was not intelligently defending himself!
Cruz's Nose is beginning to swell
Cruz has a small cut in his Nose
Winner is Benson Henderson by TKO (GnP) at 1:21 Round 5
Statistics: Dominick Cruz
Punches 17/36 (47%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 11/24 (46%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 849 s
Statistics: Benson Henderson
Punches 10/38 (26%)
Kicks 2/6 (33%)
Clinch strikes 6/8 (75%)
Takedowns 4/5 (80%)
GnP strikes 20/73 (27%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 838 s
Cruz dominated the first, then Benson felt sad. After feeling sad, he felt angry. After anger, he decided he should win once in a while, and so he chose to win here. I guess that counts for something, right?
These two generally have pretty epic 3-4 round battles. The problem is that only win Cruz has over Benson was a flash KO. 
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!