Post by The Sandmen on Jan 23, 2017 16:46:07 GMT -5
Joachim Hansen looks very relaxed.
Benson Henderson looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Hansen and Benson move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Benson looks to be in very good shape.
Benson jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Benson Henderson pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
The fighters are clinching.
Benson Henderson seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Benson grapple with Joachim Hansen and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Joachim Hansen falls hard on the mat with Benson Henderson on top of him
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Hansen
Hansen launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Benson's ribs.
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Hansen
Hansen tries to move on the ground and shows Benson Henderson a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Hansen's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Steve Mazzagatti knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Hansen
Benson is in closed guard... Hansen tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Benson Henderson!
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Joachim Hansen tries to better his position on the ground...
Hansen is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson measures the resilience of Hansen's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Hansen's side.
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Hansen tries to open up Benson with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Some nice shots are landing and Benson is trying to block them with his hands...
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Hansen works on the ground with his fingers over Benson's face
Benson shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Benson Henderson
As the fight continues it seems that Joachim Hansen is taking the best of the fight.
Joachim Hansen takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Benson Henderson shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Benson Henderson breaks that americana attempt!
Benson is trying to counter now!
Benson measures the resilience of Hansen's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Hansen's side.
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson launches a few punches to Hansen's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Hansen tries to cover his face,
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Joachim Hansen doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Joachim Hansen 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 Hansen
Benson Henderson tries to better his position on the ground...
Benson breaks the closed guard of Joachim Hansen and moves to half guard
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Joachim Hansen
Benson Henderson looks to mount Joachim Hansen...
Benson Henderson slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Benson gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Joachim Hansen! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Joachim Hansen doesn't defend himself!
There is a small laceration on Joachim Hansen's Nose
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Benson Henderson storms over Hansen with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Benson doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Hansen's face with his elbows!
Hansen has a small cut in his Left eye
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Benson fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Joachim Hansen's arm and tries an armbar!
That Armbar from Benson Henderson appears to be unbreakable
Hansen hold his own hand and breaks Benson's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Benson Henderson.
Joachim Hansen is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson attempts to trap Joachim Hansen in his guard.
Benson Henderson manages to switch to full guard.
Joachim Hansen is in closed guard over Benson
Joachim Hansen is cooling the fight on the ground
Joachim Hansen is in closed guard over Benson
Hansen leans back...
He clobbers Benson Henderson's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Benson's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Joachim Hansen is in closed guard over Benson
Benson Henderson launches a few punches to Hansen's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Hansen tries to cover his face,
Hansen has a small cut in his Left cheek
Joachim Hansen is in closed guard over Benson
Good looking punches from Joachim Hansen on the ground
They could take their toll on Benson.
Benson has a small cut in his Forehead
Joachim Hansen is in closed guard over Benson
Joachim Hansen 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 have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in American Airlines Center (Dallas, Texas) are cheering for the fighters.
Hansen looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Benson Henderson's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Joachim Hansen's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Joachim Hansen throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Benson's chin! That stops Benson in his tracks!
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Joachim Hansen wants this win. He unleashes a kick.
Brutal high kick to Benson!
Hansen fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Benson Henderson didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Benson
Hansen moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Joachim Hansen is in half guard over Benson
Benson Henderson tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Poorly executed technique. Joachim Hansen looks to counter!
Joachim Hansen tries to free his leg
Joachim Hansen uses some of his skill by jumping out of Benson's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Steve Mazzagatti 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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Benson grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Hansen struggles... Benson Henderson is unable to take him down
Joachim Hansen's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Hansen jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Joachim Hansen pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
The fighters are clinching.
Hansen gets himself into good position and looks to change levels for the takedown...
Hansen gets hold of a leg and trips Benson to the mat!
Joachim Hansen is in closed guard over Benson
0:39 Round 2 and Hansen is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Hansen struggles on the ground and tries to break Benson Henderson's guard...
Joachim Hansen is in Benson open guard now
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Benson
Benson tries to close his guard around Hansen
He is not able to do it
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Benson
Joachim Hansen tries to pass to half guard...
Benson Henderson's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Benson
Hansen doesn't stop bleeding.
Hansen moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Joachim Hansen is in half guard over Benson
Benson Henderson launches a few punches to Hansen's cheek from the guard.
Joachim Hansen uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Hansen tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Hansen sits over his knees and pushes away Benson's leg!
Benson closes his legs around Joachim Hansen's leg. Hansen is not able to move away now!
Joachim Hansen is in half guard over Benson
Joachim Hansen's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Joachim Hansen tries to open Benson's guard...
Benson breaks the lock and covers himself from Hansen's punches
Benson is trying to counter now!
Benson Henderson sits up and gets an arm around Hansen's neck!
Hansen pushes Benson Henderson back to 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 American Airlines Center (Dallas, Texas) are cheering for the fighters.
Benson Henderson takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The clock says 2:00 in the 2 round
The two exchange wildly
Hansen is connecting with a few punches
Benson Henderson takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Benson Henderson tries to bring the fight to the ground
Hansen goes down.
Hard blow to Hansen's mid-section, he seems hurt
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Hansen
You can see Hansen's blood making stains in the mat.
Benson tries to jump to side mount.
Joachim Hansen closed his guard around Benson Henderson.
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Joachim Hansen
Hansen tries to show some ground skills
Benson uses his strength to keep Benson at a disadvantage
The clock says 2:50 in the 2 round
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Joachim Hansen
Benson launches a barrage of elbows over Hansen's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Hansen doesn't fight back!
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Joachim Hansen
Benson Henderson looks to mount Joachim Hansen...
Joachim Hansen takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Hansen
Nice fight between these two warriors. Anyone could be the winner.
Benson is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Joachim Hansen, who is barely covering up!
Hansen's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Joachim Hansen's Right cheek
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Hansen
Joachim Hansen is a bloody mess!
Benson Henderson storms over Hansen with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Benson doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Hansen's face with his elbows!
Hansen's Left eye is beginning to swell
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Hansen
Benson Henderson pushes Joachim Hansen against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Benson jumps and tries to free his leg! Hansen doesn't allow this but Benson Henderson is able to get half guard here.
The clock says 3:30 in the 2 round
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Hansen
Joachim Hansen 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
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Joachim Hansen. 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.
Joachim Hansen continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Middle kick from Hansen.
Benson receives a solid kick right below his ribs.
Hansen throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
Benson's defense muffles the blows.
Joachim Hansen gets sloppy and Benson Henderson tries to take advantage...
Benson Henderson shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Joachim Hansen is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Benson into his guard.
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Hansen
Benson is in closed guard... Hansen tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Benson Henderson!
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson launches a few punches to Hansen's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Hansen tries to cover his face,
The clock says 4:15 in the 2 round
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson tries to move on the ground and shows Joachim Hansen a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Benson's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Steve Mazzagatti knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Benson's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Benson has a small cut in his Forehead
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Joachim Hansen rolls Benson Henderson to his stomach and takes his back!
Hansen is in rear mount over Benson
Joachim Hansen's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Hansen tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Benson! Hansen has one hook in and keeps working!
Hansen is in rear mount over Benson with one hook in
Hansen delivers a few accurate elbows!
Benson is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Hansen is in rear mount over Benson with two hooks in
Hansen positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Benson's being punished here!
Hansen is in rear mount over Benson with two hooks in
Hansen tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Benson!
Hansen has one of his arm over Benson Henderson's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That was an even round for the most part.
It seems that the cutman have some work to do with Joachim Hansen.
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Round 3
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Joachim Hansen is a bloody mess!
Hansen grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Joachim Hansen
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Benson
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 Hansen's moves.
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Benson
Hansen leans back...
He clobbers Benson Henderson's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Benson
Benson measures the resilience of Hansen's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Hansen's side.
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Benson
Joachim Hansen tries to pass to half guard...
Benson Henderson can't prevent his opponent from passing. Hansen looks to work from half guard.
Joachim Hansen is in half guard over Benson
Benson Henderson attempts to move to full guard
Joachim Hansen keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 1:15 in the 3 round
Joachim Hansen is in half guard over Benson
The match-makers did a great job of pairing up these two evenly matched warriors.
Benson measures the resilience of Hansen's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Hansen's side.
The clock says 1:25 in the 3 round
Joachim Hansen is in half guard over Benson
Benson Henderson attempts to move to full guard
Benson Henderson manages to switch to full guard.
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Benson
Joachim Hansen is a bloody mess!
Benson tries to stand up!
Hansen doesn't allow him!
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Benson
Hansen moves on the ground
Hansen cannot take advantage in the ground
Poorly executed technique. Benson Henderson looks to counter!
Benson measures the resilience of Hansen's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Hansen blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Benson
Hansen tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Joachim Hansen is in half guard over Benson
The fight is still up for grabs at this point.
Joachim Hansen's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Joachim Hansen tries to pass Benson Henderson's guard...
Joachim Hansen manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Joachim Hansen is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Joachim Hansen is a bloody mess!
Joachim Hansen moves to better his position on the ground...
Joachim Hansen viciously slams hammer blows to Benson's face!
Joachim Hansen is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Joachim Hansen looks to pass to mount...
Hansen slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Benson Henderson.
The clock says 2:35 in the 3 round
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Benson Henderson
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Joachim Hansen can end the fight with his ground and pound.
You can see Hansen's blood making stains in the mat.
Hansen is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see the foul!
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson tries to escape from the full mount...
Joachim Hansen is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Joachim Hansen is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Joachim Hansen looks to mount Benson Henderson...
Joachim Hansen slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Joachim Hansen is a bloody mess!
Benson Henderson tries to roll to his side and trap Joachim Hansen in his guard...
Joachim Hansen rolls him over and takes his back!
Hansen is in rear mount over Benson
Joachim Hansen is a bloody mess!
Benson has given his back to Joachim Hansen who is trying to get one hook in!
Joachim Hansen has one hook in!
Hansen is in rear mount over Benson with one hook in
Hansen cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Benson can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Joachim Hansen's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Benson tries to stand up!
Hansen doesn't allow him!
The clock says 3:30 in the 3 round
Hansen is in rear mount over Benson with one hook in
Benson Henderson launches a few punches to Hansen's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Hansen tries to cover his face,
Hansen is in rear mount over Benson with one hook in
Joachim Hansen storms over Benson with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Hansen doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Benson's face with his elbows!
The clock says 3:55 in the 3 round
Hansen is in rear mount over Benson with one hook in
Joachim Hansen is a bloody mess!
Hansen has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Benson.
Nicely done! Hansen now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Hansen is in rear mount over Benson with two hooks in
Benson measures the resilience of Hansen's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Hansen blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Benson misses a step and Joachim Hansen sees an opportunity to counter him!
Hansen tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Benson!
Benson adopts the turtle defense and Hansen is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
Hansen is in rear mount over Benson with two hooks in
Hansen doesn't stop bleeding.
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 Hansen's moves.
Hansen is in rear mount over Benson with two hooks in
Hansen delivers a few accurate elbows!
Benson is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Benson's Left eye is beginning to swell
Benson seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Joachim Hansen is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
Joachim Hansen Sees his opportunity to finish this fight on the ground and swarms all over Benson Henderson!
Benson Henderson is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
Benson's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Benson seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Joachim Hansen is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
Joachim Hansen Swarms all over his opponent trying to finish this fight!
Benson Henderson is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
That brutal impact left Benson laid out on the mat! Joachim Hansen's corner come in to congratulate him!
Benson's Right eye is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Benson Henderson's Right eye
Winner is Joachim Hansen by KO (GnP) at 5:00 Round 3
Statistics: Joachim Hansen
Punches 4/10 (40%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/2 (50%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 33/54 (61%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 718 s
Statistics: Benson Henderson
Punches 3/6 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 37/55 (67%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 718 s
Good fight. Both guys did thingz.
Benson Henderson looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Hansen and Benson move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Benson looks to be in very good shape.
Benson jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Benson Henderson pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
The fighters are clinching.
Benson Henderson seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Benson grapple with Joachim Hansen and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Joachim Hansen falls hard on the mat with Benson Henderson on top of him
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Hansen
Hansen launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Benson's ribs.
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Hansen
Hansen tries to move on the ground and shows Benson Henderson a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Hansen's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Steve Mazzagatti knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Hansen
Benson is in closed guard... Hansen tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Benson Henderson!
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Joachim Hansen tries to better his position on the ground...
Hansen is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson measures the resilience of Hansen's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Hansen's side.
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Hansen tries to open up Benson with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Some nice shots are landing and Benson is trying to block them with his hands...
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Hansen works on the ground with his fingers over Benson's face
Benson shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Benson Henderson
As the fight continues it seems that Joachim Hansen is taking the best of the fight.
Joachim Hansen takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Benson Henderson shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Benson Henderson breaks that americana attempt!
Benson is trying to counter now!
Benson measures the resilience of Hansen's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Hansen's side.
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson launches a few punches to Hansen's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Hansen tries to cover his face,
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Joachim Hansen doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Joachim Hansen 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 Hansen
Benson Henderson tries to better his position on the ground...
Benson breaks the closed guard of Joachim Hansen and moves to half guard
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Joachim Hansen
Benson Henderson looks to mount Joachim Hansen...
Benson Henderson slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Benson gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Joachim Hansen! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Joachim Hansen doesn't defend himself!
There is a small laceration on Joachim Hansen's Nose
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Benson Henderson storms over Hansen with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Benson doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Hansen's face with his elbows!
Hansen has a small cut in his Left eye
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Joachim Hansen
Benson fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Joachim Hansen's arm and tries an armbar!
That Armbar from Benson Henderson appears to be unbreakable
Hansen hold his own hand and breaks Benson's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Benson Henderson.
Joachim Hansen is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson attempts to trap Joachim Hansen in his guard.
Benson Henderson manages to switch to full guard.
Joachim Hansen is in closed guard over Benson
Joachim Hansen is cooling the fight on the ground
Joachim Hansen is in closed guard over Benson
Hansen leans back...
He clobbers Benson Henderson's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Benson's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Joachim Hansen is in closed guard over Benson
Benson Henderson launches a few punches to Hansen's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Hansen tries to cover his face,
Hansen has a small cut in his Left cheek
Joachim Hansen is in closed guard over Benson
Good looking punches from Joachim Hansen on the ground
They could take their toll on Benson.
Benson has a small cut in his Forehead
Joachim Hansen is in closed guard over Benson
Joachim Hansen 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 have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in American Airlines Center (Dallas, Texas) are cheering for the fighters.
Hansen looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Benson Henderson's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Joachim Hansen's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Joachim Hansen throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Benson's chin! That stops Benson in his tracks!
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Joachim Hansen wants this win. He unleashes a kick.
Brutal high kick to Benson!
Hansen fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Benson Henderson didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Benson
Hansen moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Joachim Hansen is in half guard over Benson
Benson Henderson tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Poorly executed technique. Joachim Hansen looks to counter!
Joachim Hansen tries to free his leg
Joachim Hansen uses some of his skill by jumping out of Benson's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Steve Mazzagatti 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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Benson grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Hansen struggles... Benson Henderson is unable to take him down
Joachim Hansen's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Hansen jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Joachim Hansen pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
The fighters are clinching.
Hansen gets himself into good position and looks to change levels for the takedown...
Hansen gets hold of a leg and trips Benson to the mat!
Joachim Hansen is in closed guard over Benson
0:39 Round 2 and Hansen is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Hansen struggles on the ground and tries to break Benson Henderson's guard...
Joachim Hansen is in Benson open guard now
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Benson
Benson tries to close his guard around Hansen
He is not able to do it
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Benson
Joachim Hansen tries to pass to half guard...
Benson Henderson's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Benson
Hansen doesn't stop bleeding.
Hansen moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Joachim Hansen is in half guard over Benson
Benson Henderson launches a few punches to Hansen's cheek from the guard.
Joachim Hansen uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Hansen tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Hansen sits over his knees and pushes away Benson's leg!
Benson closes his legs around Joachim Hansen's leg. Hansen is not able to move away now!
Joachim Hansen is in half guard over Benson
Joachim Hansen's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Joachim Hansen tries to open Benson's guard...
Benson breaks the lock and covers himself from Hansen's punches
Benson is trying to counter now!
Benson Henderson sits up and gets an arm around Hansen's neck!
Hansen pushes Benson Henderson back to 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 American Airlines Center (Dallas, Texas) are cheering for the fighters.
Benson Henderson takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The clock says 2:00 in the 2 round
The two exchange wildly
Hansen is connecting with a few punches
Benson Henderson takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Benson Henderson tries to bring the fight to the ground
Hansen goes down.
Hard blow to Hansen's mid-section, he seems hurt
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Hansen
You can see Hansen's blood making stains in the mat.
Benson tries to jump to side mount.
Joachim Hansen closed his guard around Benson Henderson.
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Joachim Hansen
Hansen tries to show some ground skills
Benson uses his strength to keep Benson at a disadvantage
The clock says 2:50 in the 2 round
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Joachim Hansen
Benson launches a barrage of elbows over Hansen's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Hansen doesn't fight back!
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Joachim Hansen
Benson Henderson looks to mount Joachim Hansen...
Joachim Hansen takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Hansen
Nice fight between these two warriors. Anyone could be the winner.
Benson is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Joachim Hansen, who is barely covering up!
Hansen's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Joachim Hansen's Right cheek
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Hansen
Joachim Hansen is a bloody mess!
Benson Henderson storms over Hansen with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Benson doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Hansen's face with his elbows!
Hansen's Left eye is beginning to swell
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Hansen
Benson Henderson pushes Joachim Hansen against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Benson jumps and tries to free his leg! Hansen doesn't allow this but Benson Henderson is able to get half guard here.
The clock says 3:30 in the 2 round
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Hansen
Joachim Hansen 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
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Joachim Hansen. 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.
Joachim Hansen continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Middle kick from Hansen.
Benson receives a solid kick right below his ribs.
Hansen throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
Benson's defense muffles the blows.
Joachim Hansen gets sloppy and Benson Henderson tries to take advantage...
Benson Henderson shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Joachim Hansen is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Benson into his guard.
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Hansen
Benson is in closed guard... Hansen tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Benson Henderson!
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson launches a few punches to Hansen's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Hansen tries to cover his face,
The clock says 4:15 in the 2 round
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson tries to move on the ground and shows Joachim Hansen a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Benson's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Steve Mazzagatti knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Benson's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Benson has a small cut in his Forehead
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Joachim Hansen rolls Benson Henderson to his stomach and takes his back!
Hansen is in rear mount over Benson
Joachim Hansen's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Hansen tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Benson! Hansen has one hook in and keeps working!
Hansen is in rear mount over Benson with one hook in
Hansen delivers a few accurate elbows!
Benson is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Hansen is in rear mount over Benson with two hooks in
Hansen positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Benson's being punished here!
Hansen is in rear mount over Benson with two hooks in
Hansen tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Benson!
Hansen has one of his arm over Benson Henderson's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That was an even round for the most part.
It seems that the cutman have some work to do with Joachim Hansen.
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Round 3
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Joachim Hansen is a bloody mess!
Hansen grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Joachim Hansen
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Benson
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 Hansen's moves.
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Benson
Hansen leans back...
He clobbers Benson Henderson's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Benson
Benson measures the resilience of Hansen's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Hansen's side.
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Benson
Joachim Hansen tries to pass to half guard...
Benson Henderson can't prevent his opponent from passing. Hansen looks to work from half guard.
Joachim Hansen is in half guard over Benson
Benson Henderson attempts to move to full guard
Joachim Hansen keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 1:15 in the 3 round
Joachim Hansen is in half guard over Benson
The match-makers did a great job of pairing up these two evenly matched warriors.
Benson measures the resilience of Hansen's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Hansen's side.
The clock says 1:25 in the 3 round
Joachim Hansen is in half guard over Benson
Benson Henderson attempts to move to full guard
Benson Henderson manages to switch to full guard.
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Benson
Joachim Hansen is a bloody mess!
Benson tries to stand up!
Hansen doesn't allow him!
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Benson
Hansen moves on the ground
Hansen cannot take advantage in the ground
Poorly executed technique. Benson Henderson looks to counter!
Benson measures the resilience of Hansen's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Hansen blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Joachim Hansen is in open guard over Benson
Hansen tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Joachim Hansen is in half guard over Benson
The fight is still up for grabs at this point.
Joachim Hansen's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Joachim Hansen tries to pass Benson Henderson's guard...
Joachim Hansen manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Joachim Hansen is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Joachim Hansen is a bloody mess!
Joachim Hansen moves to better his position on the ground...
Joachim Hansen viciously slams hammer blows to Benson's face!
Joachim Hansen is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Joachim Hansen looks to pass to mount...
Hansen slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Benson Henderson.
The clock says 2:35 in the 3 round
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Benson Henderson
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Joachim Hansen can end the fight with his ground and pound.
You can see Hansen's blood making stains in the mat.
Hansen is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see the foul!
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson tries to escape from the full mount...
Joachim Hansen is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Joachim Hansen is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Joachim Hansen looks to mount Benson Henderson...
Joachim Hansen slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Joachim Hansen is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Joachim Hansen is a bloody mess!
Benson Henderson tries to roll to his side and trap Joachim Hansen in his guard...
Joachim Hansen rolls him over and takes his back!
Hansen is in rear mount over Benson
Joachim Hansen is a bloody mess!
Benson has given his back to Joachim Hansen who is trying to get one hook in!
Joachim Hansen has one hook in!
Hansen is in rear mount over Benson with one hook in
Hansen cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Benson can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Joachim Hansen's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Benson tries to stand up!
Hansen doesn't allow him!
The clock says 3:30 in the 3 round
Hansen is in rear mount over Benson with one hook in
Benson Henderson launches a few punches to Hansen's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Hansen tries to cover his face,
Hansen is in rear mount over Benson with one hook in
Joachim Hansen storms over Benson with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Hansen doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Benson's face with his elbows!
The clock says 3:55 in the 3 round
Hansen is in rear mount over Benson with one hook in
Joachim Hansen is a bloody mess!
Hansen has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Benson.
Nicely done! Hansen now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Hansen is in rear mount over Benson with two hooks in
Benson measures the resilience of Hansen's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Hansen blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Benson misses a step and Joachim Hansen sees an opportunity to counter him!
Hansen tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Benson!
Benson adopts the turtle defense and Hansen is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
Hansen is in rear mount over Benson with two hooks in
Hansen doesn't stop bleeding.
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 Hansen's moves.
Hansen is in rear mount over Benson with two hooks in
Hansen delivers a few accurate elbows!
Benson is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Benson's Left eye is beginning to swell
Benson seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Joachim Hansen is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
Joachim Hansen Sees his opportunity to finish this fight on the ground and swarms all over Benson Henderson!
Benson Henderson is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
Benson's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Benson seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Joachim Hansen is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
Joachim Hansen Swarms all over his opponent trying to finish this fight!
Benson Henderson is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
That brutal impact left Benson laid out on the mat! Joachim Hansen's corner come in to congratulate him!
Benson's Right eye is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Benson Henderson's Right eye
Winner is Joachim Hansen by KO (GnP) at 5:00 Round 3
Statistics: Joachim Hansen
Punches 4/10 (40%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/2 (50%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 33/54 (61%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 718 s
Statistics: Benson Henderson
Punches 3/6 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 37/55 (67%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 718 s
Good fight. Both guys did thingz.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!