Post by The Sandman on Jan 6, 2023 4:14:25 GMT -5
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton enters the cage and this place seems about to burst! He may be sure the fans are with him today.
Colby Covington doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Benson Henderson looks very relaxed.
Colby Covington has fight Benson Henderson 1 times. He has lost 1 of them.
Colby Covington is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
Benson Henderson comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson tries to bring the fight to the ground
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton won't budge, forcing Benderson to pull guard.
Colby Covington is in closed guard over Benderson
Colby Covington looks to posture up and open Benson Henderson's guard...
Benson Henderson has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Colby Covington is in closed guard over Benderson
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is in closed guard... Benderson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Colby Covington!
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Colby Covington
Colby Covington 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 Colby Covington
Colby Covington tries to roll on the ground...
Benderson knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Colby Covington
Colby Covington tries to roll to his side and trap Benson Henderson in his guard...
Colby Covington moves to half guard.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is taking this opportunity to rest.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton
Colby Covington tries to close the guard.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton put Benson Henderson in closed guard.
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton
Benderson struggles on the ground and tries to break Colby Covington's guard...
Benson Henderson is in Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton open guard now
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton
Deep breaths from Colby Covington who tries a hammer punch to Benderson's ribs.
Benderson blocks those punches
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Benson Henderson tries to bring the fight to the ground
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton won't budge, forcing Benderson to pull guard.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Colby Covington is in closed guard over Benderson
Colby Covington is cooling the fight on the ground
Colby Covington is in closed guard over Benderson
Colby Covington tries to pass Benson Henderson's guard...
Colby Covington manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Colby Covington is in half guard over Benderson
Colby Covington tries to pass Benson Henderson's guard...
Colby Covington manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Colby Covington is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Colby Covington is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton goes for an armbar!
Benson Henderson breaks the lock and pushes away Colby Covington, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Colby Covington. 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.
Colby Covington attempts a sweep single...
Benson Henderson was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is clinching with Benderson.
Benson Henderson tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Benson Henderson pushes away Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton trying to keep the fight at striking range
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Benson Henderson
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is trying to counter now!
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is launching some bone breaking punches to Benderson's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Benson Henderson's eyes.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Benson Henderson tries to control Colby Covington in the clinch and use his dirty boxing
Benderson pushes the back of Colby Covington's head with one hand and punches his head a few times with the other, that surely hurts him
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton has a small cut in his Forehead
The fighters are clinching.
Colby Covington grapple with Benson Henderson and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
nice takedown Colby Covington is in side mount over Benson Henderson
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Colby Covington is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson attempts to trap Colby Covington in his guard.
Colby Covington keeps control and remains in side mount.
Colby Covington is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Terrible one sided match... Benderson was not ready to fight a fighter of Colby Covington caliber.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton breaths deeply while on the ground
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Colby Covington is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Benderson tries to show some ground skills
Benson Henderson put Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton in half guard.
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Colby Covington is in half guard over Benderson
Benson Henderson attempts to move to full guard
Colby Covington keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Colby Covington is in half guard over Benderson
Benson Henderson is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Benson Henderson attempts to move to full guard
Benson Henderson manages to switch to full guard.
Colby Covington is in closed guard over Benderson
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is in closed guard... Benderson tries to roll on the ground!
Colby Covington uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton.
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Round 2
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Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Benderson with a double overhooks!
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Bone shattering straight right hand from Colby Covington!
Benderson is going to have a big headache after that blow!
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tries to grapple
He puts Benderson in a double underhook!
Benson Henderson tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Benderson throws some knees to the thighs of Colby Covington while in the clinch
Nothing to worry about for Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton who knows how to block them
Poorly executed technique. Colby Covington looks to counter!
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton grab one of Benson Henderson's arm and tries a Hip Throw
Benson Henderson landed hard on his back
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is standing while Benderson is on the ground on his back
Benderson tries to stand up!
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton doesn't allow him!
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is standing while Benderson is on the ground on his back
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton moves backwards and gestures for Benson Henderson to stand up.
Benderson climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Benson Henderson shoots for a double leg takedown!
Colby Covington sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Benson Henderson is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Benson Henderson goes with a looping right hand while Colby Covington jumps back and jabs
Benderson seems staggered and Colby Covington runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Benson Henderson tries to bring the fight to the ground
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton goes down.
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton
Colby Covington is cooling the fight on the ground
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tries to close his guard around Benderson
He succeeds!
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton
Benderson is in closed guard... Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Benson Henderson!
The clock says 2:25 in the 2 round
Colby Covington is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson tries to roll to his side and trap Colby Covington in his guard...
Colby Covington keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Colby Covington is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Benson Henderson's arm and tries an armbar!
Benderson holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Benderson's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Colby Covington.
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Colby Covington
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tries to show some ground skills
Colby Covington put Benderson in half guard.
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton
Benson Henderson tries to free his leg...
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton rolls on the ground and moves to side mount! Awesome maneuver!
Colby Covington is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Colby Covington looks to mount Benson Henderson...
Colby Covington slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 3:20 in the 2 round
Colby Covington is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson tries to roll to his side and trap Colby Covington in his guard...
Colby Covington keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Josh Rosenthal 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.
Colby Covington fakes a move and moves laterally.
Colby Covington is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Low kick by Benson Henderson to maintain his distance.
Bad move. That was far from landing.
Colby Covington takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Benderson steps backwards away from Colby Covington. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 4:25 in the 2 round
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton moves backwards and Benson Henderson is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Nice low kick from Benderson
but Colby Covington stops it.
Benderson clumsily fails here and it's time for Colby Covington to fight back!
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton launches a hook to the body
Bang! Benderson stops that one with his ribs!
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Colby Covington has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 3
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Quick hook by Benson Henderson
glances off Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton's arms.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton and Benderson circle around the center of the cage.
A high kick from Benson Henderson
falls short of the mark.
The clock says 0:45 in the 3 round
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Benderson and Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton circle around the center of the cage.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Benson Henderson tries to bring the fight to the ground
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton won't budge, forcing Benderson to pull guard.
Colby Covington is in closed guard over Benderson
Colby Covington tries to pass Benson Henderson's guard...
Colby Covington manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Colby Covington is in half guard over Benderson
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tries to launch a few punches to Benson Henderson
Benderson is able to achieve closed guard and counter Colby Covington's punches.
The clock says 1:45 in the 3 round
Colby Covington is in closed guard over Benderson
Colby Covington is looking to pass Benson Henderson's guard...
Colby Covington gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Colby Covington is in half guard over Benderson
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton sits over his knees and pushes away Benderson's leg!
Colby Covington is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Colby Covington is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Benderson tries to show some ground skills
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton uses his strength to keep Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton at a disadvantage
Benderson clumsily fails here and it's time for Colby Covington to fight back!
Colby Covington looks to mount Benson Henderson...
Benson Henderson sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Colby Covington is in half guard over Benderson
Colby Covington tries to free his leg
Colby Covington uses some of his skill by jumping out of Benderson's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Colby Covington is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Benderson's being punished here!
Colby Covington is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson attempts to trap Colby Covington in his guard.
Colby Covington keeps control and remains in side mount.
Colby Covington is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Colby Covington aggressively and repeatedly punches Benderson.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
The clock says 3:00 in the 3 round
Colby Covington is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Colby Covington looks to mount Benson Henderson...
Colby Covington slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Colby Covington is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benderson tries to escape from the full mount...
Colby Covington is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Colby Covington is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Colby Covington looks to pass to mount...
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Benson Henderson.
Colby Covington is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Colby Covington rolls Benson Henderson to his stomach and takes his back!
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is in rear mount over Benderson
Benderson has given his back to Colby Covington who is trying to get one hook in!
Colby Covington has one hook in!
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is in rear mount over Benderson with one hook in
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Benderson.
Nicely done! Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
The clock says 4:00 in the 3 round
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is in rear mount over Benderson with two hooks in
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Benderson!
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton has one of his arm over Benson Henderson's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is in rear mount over Benderson with two hooks in
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Benderson!
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton has one of his arm over Benson Henderson's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is in rear mount over Benderson with two hooks in
Benderson is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tries to use some of his tricky moves but Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton's is smart enough to counter him.
Poorly executed technique. Colby Covington looks to counter!
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tries to end this with a RNC!
Benderson manages to roll on the ground and break the lock
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton
Colby Covington attempts to move to full guard
Colby Covington manages to switch to full guard.
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton
Benderson is in closed guard... Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Benson Henderson!
Colby Covington is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Colby Covington rolls Benson Henderson to his stomach and takes his back!
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is in rear mount over Benderson
Deep breaths from Benson Henderson who tries a hammer punch to Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton's ribs.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton blocks those punches
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is in rear mount over Benderson
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is taking this opportunity to rest.
Josh Rosenthal 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 referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
You have to give that round to Colby Covington.
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Round 4
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Benson Henderson tries to bring the fight to the ground
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton won't budge, forcing Benderson to pull guard.
The clock says 0:20 in the 4 round
Colby Covington is in closed guard over Benderson
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton struggles on the ground and tries to break Benson Henderson's guard...
Colby Covington is in Benderson open guard now
Colby Covington is in open guard over Benderson
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Colby Covington is in half guard over Benderson
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is taking this opportunity to rest.
Colby Covington is in half guard over Benderson
Colby Covington throws a lot of punches
some strikes get through.
Colby Covington is in half guard over Benderson
Benson Henderson attempts to move to full guard
Colby Covington keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Colby Covington is in half guard over Benderson
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tries to open up Benderson with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Some nice shots are landing and Benderson is trying to block them with his hands...
The clock says 1:20 in the 4 round
Colby Covington is in half guard over Benderson
Colby Covington tries to free his leg
Colby Covington uses some of his skill by jumping out of Benderson's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Colby Covington is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Colby Covington looks to mount Benson Henderson...
Colby Covington slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Colby Covington is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson tries to roll to his side and trap Colby Covington in his guard...
Colby Covington keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Colby Covington is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benderson is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Colby Covington pushes Benson Henderson down and prevents his attempts to escape
Poorly executed technique. Colby Covington looks to counter!
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Benson Henderson's arm and tries an armbar!
Benderson hold his own hand and breaks Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Colby Covington.
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Colby Covington
Benderson works on the ground with his fingers over Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton's face
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Colby Covington
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tries to show some ground skills
Colby Covington put Benderson in half guard.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton
Benson Henderson pushes Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton wraps his legs while he holds Benson Henderson's head... Tight guard!
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton
Benderson sits over his knees and pushes away Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton's leg!
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton closes his legs around Benson Henderson's leg. Benderson is not able to move away now!
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is trying to counter now!
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Benson Henderson. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Ginásio Ibirapuera (São Paulo, Brazil) are cheering for the fighters.
Benderson grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton struggles... Benson Henderson is unable to take him down
The clock says 2:55 in the 4 round
Benderson grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton struggles... Benson Henderson is unable to take him down
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Colby Covington pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Colby Covington tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton circles out and slips free of Benson Henderson's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Benson Henderson attempts a sweep single...
Colby Covington was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Benderson is holding Colby Covington's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Colby Covington shows great balance while pushing away Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson gets sloppy and Colby Covington tries to take advantage...
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Benderson with a double overhooks!
Colby Covington was tooling Benson Henderson for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Benson Henderson lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Benson Henderson takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Benson Henderson didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Colby Covington is in open guard over Benderson
Benderson tries to close his guard around Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton
He is not able to do it
Colby Covington is in open guard over Benderson
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Colby Covington is in half guard over Benderson
Colby Covington positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Colby Covington is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Benderson's abdomen
Colby Covington is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Colby Covington controls the situation despite Benson Henderson efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Colby Covington is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Colby Covington sits high on Benson Henderson's chest and pulls his leg underneath Benderson's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Benderson tries to roll out. He's too quick for Colby Covington and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton and it cost him top position.
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton
Deep breaths from Colby Covington who tries a hammer punch to Benderson's ribs.
That hit Benderson who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton
Benson Henderson tries to better his position on the ground...
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton holds Benson Henderson's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Poorly executed technique. Colby Covington looks to counter!
Benderson is in closed guard... Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Benson Henderson!
Colby Covington is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benderson tries to escape from the full mount...
Colby Covington is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
The round is for Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 5
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The clock says 0:10 in the 5 round
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Colby Covington
Hard blow to Benderson's mid-section, he seems hurt
Colby Covington is in open guard over Benderson
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tries to open up Benderson with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Some nice shots are landing and Benderson is trying to block them with his hands...
Colby Covington is in open guard over Benderson
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Colby Covington is in half guard over Benderson
Benson Henderson attempts to move to full guard
Colby Covington keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Colby Covington is in half guard over Benderson
Benderson is moving on the ground...
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tries to counter Benderson's moves on the ground.
Benson Henderson gets sloppy and Colby Covington tries to take advantage...
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Benderson from the side mount!
Colby Covington is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Benderson is moving on the ground...
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tries to counter Benderson's moves on the ground.
Colby Covington is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Colby Covington is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson tries to roll to his side and trap Colby Covington in his guard...
Colby Covington keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 1:30 in the 5 round
Colby Covington is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson tries to roll to his side and trap Colby Covington in his guard...
Colby Covington rolls him over and takes his back!
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is in rear mount over Benderson
Benderson launches a few weak punches
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton blocks them effectively.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is in rear mount over Benderson
Benderson has Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is unable to move under Benderson control.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Benderson! Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton has one hook in and keeps working!
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 2:15 in the 5 round
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton steps backwards away from Benson Henderson. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 2:25 in the 5 round
Colby Covington and Benderson engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Colby Covington is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The clock says 2:35 in the 5 round
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Benson Henderson didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Colby Covington is in open guard over Benderson
Colby Covington tries to pass to half guard...
Benson Henderson can't prevent his opponent from passing. Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton looks to work from half guard.
Colby Covington is in half guard over Benderson
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Benson Henderson is not able to stop Benderson ground skills and Colby Covington moves to side mount!
Colby Covington is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Colby Covington looks to pass to mount...
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Benson Henderson.
Colby Covington is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benderson tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Colby Covington doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Colby Covington is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson tries to roll to his side and trap Colby Covington in his guard...
Colby Covington keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Colby Covington is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Colby Covington controls the situation despite Benson Henderson efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 3:50 in the 5 round
Colby Covington is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson tries to roll to his side and trap Colby Covington in his guard...
Colby Covington keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Colby Covington is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benderson is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Colby Covington pushes Benson Henderson down and prevents his attempts to escape
Benson Henderson gets sloppy and Colby Covington tries to take advantage...
Colby Covington throws a flurry of punches at Benderson...
A lot of them are hitting Benderson's face
The clock says 4:10 in the 5 round
Colby Covington is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benderson is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Colby Covington pushes Benson Henderson down and prevents his attempts to escape
Colby Covington is in full mount over Benson Henderson
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Benderson
Benderson works on the ground with his fingers over Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton's face
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Colby Covington is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Deep breaths from Benson Henderson who tries a hammer punch to Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton's ribs.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton blocks those punches
Benson Henderson gets sloppy and Colby Covington tries to take advantage...
Benson Henderson tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Colby Covington rolls Benson Henderson to his stomach and takes his back!
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Ginásio Ibirapuera (São Paulo, Brazil) are cheering for the fighters.
Benson Henderson moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Benson Henderson takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton has some bruises after a few exchanges with his opponent.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton moves forward looking for some action
Colby Covington shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Benson Henderson pushes away Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton trying to keep the fight at striking range
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Benson Henderson
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
You have to give that round to Colby Covington.
Winner is Colby Covington by Unanimous decision
Statistics: Colby Covington
Punches 12/16 (75%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/3 (100%)
Takedowns 3/4 (75%)
GnP strikes 19/33 (58%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 965 s
Statistics: Benson Henderson
Punches 0/7 (0%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/10 (30%)
Takedowns 1/10 (10%)
GnP strikes 0/5 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 982 s
Colby Covington doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Benson Henderson looks very relaxed.
Colby Covington has fight Benson Henderson 1 times. He has lost 1 of them.
Colby Covington is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
Benson Henderson comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson tries to bring the fight to the ground
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton won't budge, forcing Benderson to pull guard.
Colby Covington is in closed guard over Benderson
Colby Covington looks to posture up and open Benson Henderson's guard...
Benson Henderson has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Colby Covington is in closed guard over Benderson
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is in closed guard... Benderson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Colby Covington!
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Colby Covington
Colby Covington 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 Colby Covington
Colby Covington tries to roll on the ground...
Benderson knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Colby Covington
Colby Covington tries to roll to his side and trap Benson Henderson in his guard...
Colby Covington moves to half guard.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is taking this opportunity to rest.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton
Colby Covington tries to close the guard.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton put Benson Henderson in closed guard.
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton
Benderson struggles on the ground and tries to break Colby Covington's guard...
Benson Henderson is in Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton open guard now
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton
Deep breaths from Colby Covington who tries a hammer punch to Benderson's ribs.
Benderson blocks those punches
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Benson Henderson tries to bring the fight to the ground
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton won't budge, forcing Benderson to pull guard.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Colby Covington is in closed guard over Benderson
Colby Covington is cooling the fight on the ground
Colby Covington is in closed guard over Benderson
Colby Covington tries to pass Benson Henderson's guard...
Colby Covington manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Colby Covington is in half guard over Benderson
Colby Covington tries to pass Benson Henderson's guard...
Colby Covington manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Colby Covington is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Colby Covington is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton goes for an armbar!
Benson Henderson breaks the lock and pushes away Colby Covington, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Colby Covington. 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.
Colby Covington attempts a sweep single...
Benson Henderson was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is clinching with Benderson.
Benson Henderson tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Benson Henderson pushes away Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton trying to keep the fight at striking range
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Benson Henderson
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is trying to counter now!
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is launching some bone breaking punches to Benderson's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Benson Henderson's eyes.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Benson Henderson tries to control Colby Covington in the clinch and use his dirty boxing
Benderson pushes the back of Colby Covington's head with one hand and punches his head a few times with the other, that surely hurts him
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton has a small cut in his Forehead
The fighters are clinching.
Colby Covington grapple with Benson Henderson and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
nice takedown Colby Covington is in side mount over Benson Henderson
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Colby Covington is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson attempts to trap Colby Covington in his guard.
Colby Covington keeps control and remains in side mount.
Colby Covington is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Terrible one sided match... Benderson was not ready to fight a fighter of Colby Covington caliber.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton breaths deeply while on the ground
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Colby Covington is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Benderson tries to show some ground skills
Benson Henderson put Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton in half guard.
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Colby Covington is in half guard over Benderson
Benson Henderson attempts to move to full guard
Colby Covington keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Colby Covington is in half guard over Benderson
Benson Henderson is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Benson Henderson attempts to move to full guard
Benson Henderson manages to switch to full guard.
Colby Covington is in closed guard over Benderson
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is in closed guard... Benderson tries to roll on the ground!
Colby Covington uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton.
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Round 2
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Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Benderson with a double overhooks!
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Bone shattering straight right hand from Colby Covington!
Benderson is going to have a big headache after that blow!
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tries to grapple
He puts Benderson in a double underhook!
Benson Henderson tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Benderson throws some knees to the thighs of Colby Covington while in the clinch
Nothing to worry about for Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton who knows how to block them
Poorly executed technique. Colby Covington looks to counter!
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton grab one of Benson Henderson's arm and tries a Hip Throw
Benson Henderson landed hard on his back
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is standing while Benderson is on the ground on his back
Benderson tries to stand up!
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton doesn't allow him!
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is standing while Benderson is on the ground on his back
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton moves backwards and gestures for Benson Henderson to stand up.
Benderson climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Benson Henderson shoots for a double leg takedown!
Colby Covington sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Benson Henderson is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Benson Henderson goes with a looping right hand while Colby Covington jumps back and jabs
Benderson seems staggered and Colby Covington runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Benson Henderson tries to bring the fight to the ground
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton goes down.
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton
Colby Covington is cooling the fight on the ground
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tries to close his guard around Benderson
He succeeds!
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton
Benderson is in closed guard... Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Benson Henderson!
The clock says 2:25 in the 2 round
Colby Covington is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson tries to roll to his side and trap Colby Covington in his guard...
Colby Covington keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Colby Covington is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Benson Henderson's arm and tries an armbar!
Benderson holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Benderson's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Colby Covington.
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Colby Covington
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tries to show some ground skills
Colby Covington put Benderson in half guard.
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton
Benson Henderson tries to free his leg...
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton rolls on the ground and moves to side mount! Awesome maneuver!
Colby Covington is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Colby Covington looks to mount Benson Henderson...
Colby Covington slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 3:20 in the 2 round
Colby Covington is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson tries to roll to his side and trap Colby Covington in his guard...
Colby Covington keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Josh Rosenthal 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.
Colby Covington fakes a move and moves laterally.
Colby Covington is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Low kick by Benson Henderson to maintain his distance.
Bad move. That was far from landing.
Colby Covington takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Benderson steps backwards away from Colby Covington. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 4:25 in the 2 round
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton moves backwards and Benson Henderson is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Nice low kick from Benderson
but Colby Covington stops it.
Benderson clumsily fails here and it's time for Colby Covington to fight back!
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton launches a hook to the body
Bang! Benderson stops that one with his ribs!
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Colby Covington has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 3
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Quick hook by Benson Henderson
glances off Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton's arms.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton and Benderson circle around the center of the cage.
A high kick from Benson Henderson
falls short of the mark.
The clock says 0:45 in the 3 round
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Benderson and Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton circle around the center of the cage.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Benson Henderson tries to bring the fight to the ground
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton won't budge, forcing Benderson to pull guard.
Colby Covington is in closed guard over Benderson
Colby Covington tries to pass Benson Henderson's guard...
Colby Covington manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Colby Covington is in half guard over Benderson
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tries to launch a few punches to Benson Henderson
Benderson is able to achieve closed guard and counter Colby Covington's punches.
The clock says 1:45 in the 3 round
Colby Covington is in closed guard over Benderson
Colby Covington is looking to pass Benson Henderson's guard...
Colby Covington gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Colby Covington is in half guard over Benderson
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton sits over his knees and pushes away Benderson's leg!
Colby Covington is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Colby Covington is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Benderson tries to show some ground skills
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton uses his strength to keep Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton at a disadvantage
Benderson clumsily fails here and it's time for Colby Covington to fight back!
Colby Covington looks to mount Benson Henderson...
Benson Henderson sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Colby Covington is in half guard over Benderson
Colby Covington tries to free his leg
Colby Covington uses some of his skill by jumping out of Benderson's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Colby Covington is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Benderson's being punished here!
Colby Covington is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson attempts to trap Colby Covington in his guard.
Colby Covington keeps control and remains in side mount.
Colby Covington is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Colby Covington aggressively and repeatedly punches Benderson.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
The clock says 3:00 in the 3 round
Colby Covington is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Colby Covington looks to mount Benson Henderson...
Colby Covington slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Colby Covington is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benderson tries to escape from the full mount...
Colby Covington is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Colby Covington is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Colby Covington looks to pass to mount...
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Benson Henderson.
Colby Covington is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Colby Covington rolls Benson Henderson to his stomach and takes his back!
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is in rear mount over Benderson
Benderson has given his back to Colby Covington who is trying to get one hook in!
Colby Covington has one hook in!
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is in rear mount over Benderson with one hook in
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Benderson.
Nicely done! Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
The clock says 4:00 in the 3 round
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is in rear mount over Benderson with two hooks in
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Benderson!
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton has one of his arm over Benson Henderson's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is in rear mount over Benderson with two hooks in
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Benderson!
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton has one of his arm over Benson Henderson's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is in rear mount over Benderson with two hooks in
Benderson is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tries to use some of his tricky moves but Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton's is smart enough to counter him.
Poorly executed technique. Colby Covington looks to counter!
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tries to end this with a RNC!
Benderson manages to roll on the ground and break the lock
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton
Colby Covington attempts to move to full guard
Colby Covington manages to switch to full guard.
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton
Benderson is in closed guard... Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Benson Henderson!
Colby Covington is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Colby Covington rolls Benson Henderson to his stomach and takes his back!
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is in rear mount over Benderson
Deep breaths from Benson Henderson who tries a hammer punch to Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton's ribs.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton blocks those punches
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is in rear mount over Benderson
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is taking this opportunity to rest.
Josh Rosenthal 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 referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
You have to give that round to Colby Covington.
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Round 4
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Benson Henderson tries to bring the fight to the ground
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton won't budge, forcing Benderson to pull guard.
The clock says 0:20 in the 4 round
Colby Covington is in closed guard over Benderson
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton struggles on the ground and tries to break Benson Henderson's guard...
Colby Covington is in Benderson open guard now
Colby Covington is in open guard over Benderson
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Colby Covington is in half guard over Benderson
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is taking this opportunity to rest.
Colby Covington is in half guard over Benderson
Colby Covington throws a lot of punches
some strikes get through.
Colby Covington is in half guard over Benderson
Benson Henderson attempts to move to full guard
Colby Covington keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Colby Covington is in half guard over Benderson
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tries to open up Benderson with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Some nice shots are landing and Benderson is trying to block them with his hands...
The clock says 1:20 in the 4 round
Colby Covington is in half guard over Benderson
Colby Covington tries to free his leg
Colby Covington uses some of his skill by jumping out of Benderson's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Colby Covington is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Colby Covington looks to mount Benson Henderson...
Colby Covington slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Colby Covington is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson tries to roll to his side and trap Colby Covington in his guard...
Colby Covington keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Colby Covington is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benderson is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Colby Covington pushes Benson Henderson down and prevents his attempts to escape
Poorly executed technique. Colby Covington looks to counter!
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Benson Henderson's arm and tries an armbar!
Benderson hold his own hand and breaks Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Colby Covington.
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Colby Covington
Benderson works on the ground with his fingers over Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton's face
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Colby Covington
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tries to show some ground skills
Colby Covington put Benderson in half guard.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton
Benson Henderson pushes Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton wraps his legs while he holds Benson Henderson's head... Tight guard!
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton
Benderson sits over his knees and pushes away Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton's leg!
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton closes his legs around Benson Henderson's leg. Benderson is not able to move away now!
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is trying to counter now!
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Benson Henderson. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Ginásio Ibirapuera (São Paulo, Brazil) are cheering for the fighters.
Benderson grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton struggles... Benson Henderson is unable to take him down
The clock says 2:55 in the 4 round
Benderson grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton struggles... Benson Henderson is unable to take him down
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Colby Covington pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Colby Covington tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton circles out and slips free of Benson Henderson's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Benson Henderson attempts a sweep single...
Colby Covington was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Benderson is holding Colby Covington's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Colby Covington shows great balance while pushing away Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson gets sloppy and Colby Covington tries to take advantage...
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Benderson with a double overhooks!
Colby Covington was tooling Benson Henderson for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Benson Henderson lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Benson Henderson takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Benson Henderson didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Colby Covington is in open guard over Benderson
Benderson tries to close his guard around Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton
He is not able to do it
Colby Covington is in open guard over Benderson
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Colby Covington is in half guard over Benderson
Colby Covington positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Colby Covington is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Benderson's abdomen
Colby Covington is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Colby Covington controls the situation despite Benson Henderson efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Colby Covington is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Colby Covington sits high on Benson Henderson's chest and pulls his leg underneath Benderson's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Benderson tries to roll out. He's too quick for Colby Covington and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton and it cost him top position.
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton
Deep breaths from Colby Covington who tries a hammer punch to Benderson's ribs.
That hit Benderson who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton
Benson Henderson tries to better his position on the ground...
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton holds Benson Henderson's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Poorly executed technique. Colby Covington looks to counter!
Benderson is in closed guard... Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Benson Henderson!
Colby Covington is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benderson tries to escape from the full mount...
Colby Covington is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
The round is for Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 5
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The clock says 0:10 in the 5 round
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Colby Covington
Hard blow to Benderson's mid-section, he seems hurt
Colby Covington is in open guard over Benderson
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tries to open up Benderson with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Some nice shots are landing and Benderson is trying to block them with his hands...
Colby Covington is in open guard over Benderson
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Colby Covington is in half guard over Benderson
Benson Henderson attempts to move to full guard
Colby Covington keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Colby Covington is in half guard over Benderson
Benderson is moving on the ground...
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tries to counter Benderson's moves on the ground.
Benson Henderson gets sloppy and Colby Covington tries to take advantage...
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Benderson from the side mount!
Colby Covington is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Benderson is moving on the ground...
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tries to counter Benderson's moves on the ground.
Colby Covington is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Colby Covington is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson tries to roll to his side and trap Colby Covington in his guard...
Colby Covington keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 1:30 in the 5 round
Colby Covington is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson tries to roll to his side and trap Colby Covington in his guard...
Colby Covington rolls him over and takes his back!
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is in rear mount over Benderson
Benderson launches a few weak punches
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton blocks them effectively.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is in rear mount over Benderson
Benderson has Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton is unable to move under Benderson control.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Benderson! Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton has one hook in and keeps working!
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 2:15 in the 5 round
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton steps backwards away from Benson Henderson. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 2:25 in the 5 round
Colby Covington and Benderson engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Colby Covington is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The clock says 2:35 in the 5 round
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Benson Henderson didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Colby Covington is in open guard over Benderson
Colby Covington tries to pass to half guard...
Benson Henderson can't prevent his opponent from passing. Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton looks to work from half guard.
Colby Covington is in half guard over Benderson
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Benson Henderson is not able to stop Benderson ground skills and Colby Covington moves to side mount!
Colby Covington is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Colby Covington looks to pass to mount...
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Benson Henderson.
Colby Covington is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benderson tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Colby Covington doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Colby Covington is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson tries to roll to his side and trap Colby Covington in his guard...
Colby Covington keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Colby Covington is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Colby Covington controls the situation despite Benson Henderson efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 3:50 in the 5 round
Colby Covington is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson tries to roll to his side and trap Colby Covington in his guard...
Colby Covington keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Colby Covington is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benderson is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Colby Covington pushes Benson Henderson down and prevents his attempts to escape
Benson Henderson gets sloppy and Colby Covington tries to take advantage...
Colby Covington throws a flurry of punches at Benderson...
A lot of them are hitting Benderson's face
The clock says 4:10 in the 5 round
Colby Covington is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benderson is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Colby Covington pushes Benson Henderson down and prevents his attempts to escape
Colby Covington is in full mount over Benson Henderson
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Benderson
Benderson works on the ground with his fingers over Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton's face
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Colby Covington is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Deep breaths from Benson Henderson who tries a hammer punch to Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton's ribs.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton blocks those punches
Benson Henderson gets sloppy and Colby Covington tries to take advantage...
Benson Henderson tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Colby Covington rolls Benson Henderson to his stomach and takes his back!
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Ginásio Ibirapuera (São Paulo, Brazil) are cheering for the fighters.
Benson Henderson moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Benson Henderson takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton has some bruises after a few exchanges with his opponent.
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton moves forward looking for some action
Colby Covington shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Benson Henderson pushes away Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton trying to keep the fight at striking range
Puffy "The Puffball" Puffngton doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Benson Henderson
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
You have to give that round to Colby Covington.
Winner is Colby Covington by Unanimous decision
Statistics: Colby Covington
Punches 12/16 (75%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/3 (100%)
Takedowns 3/4 (75%)
GnP strikes 19/33 (58%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 965 s
Statistics: Benson Henderson
Punches 0/7 (0%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/10 (30%)
Takedowns 1/10 (10%)
GnP strikes 0/5 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 982 s
