Post by The Sandmen on Jun 13, 2014 16:23:42 GMT -5
Benson Henderson looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Jose Aldo doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
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.
Jose Aldo comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Benson and Aldo move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Jose Aldo launches a body shot
Benson dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Brutal-looking high kick from Benson Henderson!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
Aldo has a small cut in his Left cheek
Aldo launches a furious low kick!
Benson blocks.
Aldo misses a step and Benson Henderson sees an opportunity to counter him!
Benson wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Benson moves forward and holds Aldo
The fighters are clinching.
Benson grapple with Jose Aldo and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Jose Aldo falls hard on the mat with Benson Henderson on top of him
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Aldo
Aldo 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.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Aldo
Aldo 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.
Aldo misses a step and Benson Henderson sees an opportunity to counter him!
Benson Henderson aggressively and repeatedly punches Aldo.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Aldo
Benson holds Jose Aldo and tries to launch a knee to his ribs!
Aldo was unable to defend that strike... Nasty knee to the ribs!
Aldo ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Aldo
Aldo is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Jose Aldo 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 Aldo
Aldo is moving on the ground...
Benson tries to counter Aldo's moves on the ground.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Aldo
Benson positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Aldo's being punished here!
Aldo's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Aldo
Aldo measures the resilience of Benson's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Benson's side.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Aldo
Jose Aldo 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.
Nice punches from Benson Henderson.
Aldo staggers backwards. Benson wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Benson Henderson takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Jose Aldo shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Benson Henderson is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Aldo into his guard.
Jose Aldo is in closed guard over Benson
Benson measures the resilience of Aldo's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Aldo's side.
Jose Aldo is in closed guard over Benson
Jose Aldo tries to open Benson's guard...
Benson breaks the lock and covers himself from Aldo's punches
Benson tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Benson Henderson isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Aldo blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Benson's guard.
Jose Aldo is in half guard over Benson
Aldo tries to launch a few punches to Benson Henderson
Little effect. A lot of them are hitting Benson's defense
Jose Aldo is in half guard over Benson
Benson Henderson attempts to move to full guard
Benson Henderson manages to switch to full guard.
Jose Aldo is in open guard over Benson
Benson measures the resilience of Aldo's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Aldo's side.
Jose Aldo seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Benson Henderson!
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Jose Aldo is in open guard over Benson
Benson Henderson Sees his opportunity to finish this fight on the ground and swarms all over Jose Aldo!
Jose Aldo is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
Aldo's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Jose Aldo's Forehead
Jose Aldo seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Benson Henderson!
Jose Aldo is in open guard over Benson
Jose Aldo 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.
Jose Aldo is in open guard over Benson
Benson Henderson is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Benson measures the resilience of Aldo's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Aldo's side.
Jose Aldo is in open guard over Benson
Aldo tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Jose Aldo. 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.
Jose Aldo launches a body shot
Benson dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Aldo's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Benson fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Jose Aldo didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Aldo
Benson moves on the ground
Benson Henderson moves to side mount
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Benson is the winner of this round.
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Round 2
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Benson Henderson fakes a punch and launches himself over Jose Aldo
Great move by Benson who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
Benson Henderson grapple with Jose Aldo and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
nice takedown Benson Henderson is in side mount over Jose Aldo
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Jose Aldo
Benson Henderson looks to mount Jose Aldo...
Benson Henderson slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Jose Aldo
Jose Aldo 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 Aldo
Aldo has given his back to Benson Henderson who is trying to get one hook in!
Benson Henderson has one hook in!
Benson is in rear mount over Aldo with one hook in
Benson leans back...
He clobbers Jose Aldo's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
There is a small laceration on Jose Aldo's Left eye
Benson is in rear mount over Aldo with one hook in
Benson Henderson throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Aldo's face with those brutal elbows! Aldo needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Benson is in rear mount over Aldo with one hook in
Benson tries to open up Jose Aldo's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Aldo in the side of the head
Benson is in rear mount over Aldo with one hook in
Jose Aldo is a bloody mess!
Benson has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Aldo.
Nicely done! Benson now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Benson is in rear mount over Aldo with two hooks in
Aldo is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Benson tries to use some of his tricky moves but Benson's is smart enough to counter him.
Benson is in rear mount over Aldo with two hooks in
Benson Henderson storms over Aldo with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Benson doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Aldo's face with his elbows!
Benson Henderson turns out the lights for Aldo! What an astonishing KO by Benson!
There is a small laceration on Jose Aldo's Left cheek
Winner is Benson Henderson by KO (Elbows) at 2:06 Round 2
Statistics: Benson Henderson
Punches 7/8 (88%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 30/36 (83%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 275 s
Statistics: Jose Aldo
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 3/18 (17%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 275 s
Aldo was absolutely not on his game for this one. Why the hell is Aldo trying to take Benson Henderson down? His mind was just not in it. Like, at all.
Jose Aldo doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
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.
Jose Aldo comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Benson and Aldo move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Jose Aldo launches a body shot
Benson dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Brutal-looking high kick from Benson Henderson!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
Aldo has a small cut in his Left cheek
Aldo launches a furious low kick!
Benson blocks.
Aldo misses a step and Benson Henderson sees an opportunity to counter him!
Benson wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Benson moves forward and holds Aldo
The fighters are clinching.
Benson grapple with Jose Aldo and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Jose Aldo falls hard on the mat with Benson Henderson on top of him
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Aldo
Aldo 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.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Aldo
Aldo 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.
Aldo misses a step and Benson Henderson sees an opportunity to counter him!
Benson Henderson aggressively and repeatedly punches Aldo.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Aldo
Benson holds Jose Aldo and tries to launch a knee to his ribs!
Aldo was unable to defend that strike... Nasty knee to the ribs!
Aldo ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Aldo
Aldo is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Jose Aldo 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 Aldo
Aldo is moving on the ground...
Benson tries to counter Aldo's moves on the ground.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Aldo
Benson positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Aldo's being punished here!
Aldo's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Aldo
Aldo measures the resilience of Benson's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Benson's side.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Aldo
Jose Aldo 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.
Nice punches from Benson Henderson.
Aldo staggers backwards. Benson wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Benson Henderson takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Jose Aldo shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Benson Henderson is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Aldo into his guard.
Jose Aldo is in closed guard over Benson
Benson measures the resilience of Aldo's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Aldo's side.
Jose Aldo is in closed guard over Benson
Jose Aldo tries to open Benson's guard...
Benson breaks the lock and covers himself from Aldo's punches
Benson tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Benson Henderson isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Aldo blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Benson's guard.
Jose Aldo is in half guard over Benson
Aldo tries to launch a few punches to Benson Henderson
Little effect. A lot of them are hitting Benson's defense
Jose Aldo is in half guard over Benson
Benson Henderson attempts to move to full guard
Benson Henderson manages to switch to full guard.
Jose Aldo is in open guard over Benson
Benson measures the resilience of Aldo's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Aldo's side.
Jose Aldo seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Benson Henderson!
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Jose Aldo is in open guard over Benson
Benson Henderson Sees his opportunity to finish this fight on the ground and swarms all over Jose Aldo!
Jose Aldo is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
Aldo's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Jose Aldo's Forehead
Jose Aldo seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Benson Henderson!
Jose Aldo is in open guard over Benson
Jose Aldo 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.
Jose Aldo is in open guard over Benson
Benson Henderson is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Benson measures the resilience of Aldo's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Aldo's side.
Jose Aldo is in open guard over Benson
Aldo tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Jose Aldo. 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.
Jose Aldo launches a body shot
Benson dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Aldo's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Benson fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Jose Aldo didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Aldo
Benson moves on the ground
Benson Henderson moves to side mount
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Benson is the winner of this round.
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Round 2
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Benson Henderson fakes a punch and launches himself over Jose Aldo
Great move by Benson who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
Benson Henderson grapple with Jose Aldo and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
nice takedown Benson Henderson is in side mount over Jose Aldo
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Jose Aldo
Benson Henderson looks to mount Jose Aldo...
Benson Henderson slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Jose Aldo
Jose Aldo 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 Aldo
Aldo has given his back to Benson Henderson who is trying to get one hook in!
Benson Henderson has one hook in!
Benson is in rear mount over Aldo with one hook in
Benson leans back...
He clobbers Jose Aldo's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
There is a small laceration on Jose Aldo's Left eye
Benson is in rear mount over Aldo with one hook in
Benson Henderson throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Aldo's face with those brutal elbows! Aldo needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Benson is in rear mount over Aldo with one hook in
Benson tries to open up Jose Aldo's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Aldo in the side of the head
Benson is in rear mount over Aldo with one hook in
Jose Aldo is a bloody mess!
Benson has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Aldo.
Nicely done! Benson now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Benson is in rear mount over Aldo with two hooks in
Aldo is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Benson tries to use some of his tricky moves but Benson's is smart enough to counter him.
Benson is in rear mount over Aldo with two hooks in
Benson Henderson storms over Aldo with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Benson doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Aldo's face with his elbows!
Benson Henderson turns out the lights for Aldo! What an astonishing KO by Benson!
There is a small laceration on Jose Aldo's Left cheek
Winner is Benson Henderson by KO (Elbows) at 2:06 Round 2
Statistics: Benson Henderson
Punches 7/8 (88%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 30/36 (83%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 275 s
Statistics: Jose Aldo
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 3/18 (17%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 275 s
Aldo was absolutely not on his game for this one. Why the hell is Aldo trying to take Benson Henderson down? His mind was just not in it. Like, at all.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!