Post by The Sandmen on Mar 23, 2016 8:30:33 GMT -5
Benson Henderson is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Urijah Faber 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.
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 Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Benson dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Faber from the ground!
Faber's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Benson moves forward looking for some action
Benson Henderson shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Benson goes for a scissor takedown. thats unusual
Urijah Faber is down after that takedown and they are scrambling for position. Benson Henderson gets the advantage
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Faber
Benson positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Faber's being punished here!
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Faber
Benson tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Faber
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Benson Henderson can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Benson holds Urijah Faber and tries to launch a knee to his ribs!
Faber was unable to defend that strike... Nasty knee to the ribs!
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Faber
Faber tries to stand up!
Benson doesn't allow him!
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Faber
Urijah Faber attempts to move to full guard
Urijah Faber manages to switch to full guard.
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Faber
Faber tries to move on the ground and shows Benson Henderson a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Faber's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Faber
Faber tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Benson tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Friends Arena (Stockholm, Sweden) are cheering for the fighters.
Benson cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Faber can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Urijah Faber tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
Benson Henderson's knows what to do here and blocks them
Benson is trying to counter now!
Benson Henderson throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Faber's chin! That stops Faber in his tracks!
Surprise roundhouse punch by Benson.
It looks like Faber was hit by a bus!
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Quick hook by Urijah Faber
glances off Benson's arms.
Faber moves to shoot
but Benson Henderson delivers a knee that wrecks him!
Faber has a small cut in his Right cheek
Benson Henderson goes with a looping right hand while Urijah Faber jumps back and jabs
Faber seems staggered and Benson Henderson runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Faber's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Benson launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Faber's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Mario Yamasaki didn't see the foul!
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Benson Henderson who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
Benson pushes Urijah Faber againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Faber cannot escape Benson Henderson's clinch! Benson Henderson is just brutalizing Faber with punches time and time again!
Faber's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Urijah Faber's Nose
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Brutal punches to Faber's face while in the clinch!
Faber can't take many more shots like those!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Faber grab one of Benson Henderson's arm and tries a Hip Throw
Benson done well to maintain his balances and avoid going down
Faber clumsily fails here and it's time for Benson Henderson to fight back!
Benson grab one of Urijah Faber's arm and tries a Hip Throw
with a twist of his hip Benson Henderson throw Faber to the mat like a ragdoll
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Benson is standing while Faber is on the ground on his back
Benson cartwheels towards Faber!
He lands in side mount over a surprised Urijah Faber.
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Benson Henderson storms over Faber with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Benson doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Faber's face with his elbows!
Benson Henderson turns out the lights for Faber! What an astonishing KO by Benson!
There is a small laceration on Urijah Faber's Forehead
Winner is Benson Henderson by KO (Elbows) at 3:55 Round 1
Statistics: Benson Henderson
Punches 7/10 (70%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 9/10 (90%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 9/11 (82%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 75 s
Statistics: Urijah Faber
Punches 0/4 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 88 s
Well that was kinda dominatey.
Urijah Faber 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.
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 Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Benson dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Faber from the ground!
Faber's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Benson moves forward looking for some action
Benson Henderson shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Benson goes for a scissor takedown. thats unusual
Urijah Faber is down after that takedown and they are scrambling for position. Benson Henderson gets the advantage
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Faber
Benson positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Faber's being punished here!
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Faber
Benson tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Faber
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Benson Henderson can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Benson holds Urijah Faber and tries to launch a knee to his ribs!
Faber was unable to defend that strike... Nasty knee to the ribs!
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Faber
Faber tries to stand up!
Benson doesn't allow him!
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Faber
Urijah Faber attempts to move to full guard
Urijah Faber manages to switch to full guard.
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Faber
Faber tries to move on the ground and shows Benson Henderson a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Faber's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Faber
Faber tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Benson tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Friends Arena (Stockholm, Sweden) are cheering for the fighters.
Benson cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Faber can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Urijah Faber tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
Benson Henderson's knows what to do here and blocks them
Benson is trying to counter now!
Benson Henderson throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Faber's chin! That stops Faber in his tracks!
Surprise roundhouse punch by Benson.
It looks like Faber was hit by a bus!
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Quick hook by Urijah Faber
glances off Benson's arms.
Faber moves to shoot
but Benson Henderson delivers a knee that wrecks him!
Faber has a small cut in his Right cheek
Benson Henderson goes with a looping right hand while Urijah Faber jumps back and jabs
Faber seems staggered and Benson Henderson runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Faber's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Benson launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Faber's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Mario Yamasaki didn't see the foul!
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Benson Henderson who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
Benson pushes Urijah Faber againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Faber cannot escape Benson Henderson's clinch! Benson Henderson is just brutalizing Faber with punches time and time again!
Faber's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Urijah Faber's Nose
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Brutal punches to Faber's face while in the clinch!
Faber can't take many more shots like those!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Faber grab one of Benson Henderson's arm and tries a Hip Throw
Benson done well to maintain his balances and avoid going down
Faber clumsily fails here and it's time for Benson Henderson to fight back!
Benson grab one of Urijah Faber's arm and tries a Hip Throw
with a twist of his hip Benson Henderson throw Faber to the mat like a ragdoll
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Benson is standing while Faber is on the ground on his back
Benson cartwheels towards Faber!
He lands in side mount over a surprised Urijah Faber.
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Benson Henderson storms over Faber with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Benson doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Faber's face with his elbows!
Benson Henderson turns out the lights for Faber! What an astonishing KO by Benson!
There is a small laceration on Urijah Faber's Forehead
Winner is Benson Henderson by KO (Elbows) at 3:55 Round 1
Statistics: Benson Henderson
Punches 7/10 (70%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 9/10 (90%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 9/11 (82%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 75 s
Statistics: Urijah Faber
Punches 0/4 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 88 s
Well that was kinda dominatey.