Ben Henderson defeats Clay Guida in 'Fight of the Night'

source: mmajunkie.com
 

Early in the opening round, Henderson dropped Guida with a right hand and then buckled him again during a subsequent firefight. Guida then worked for a single-leg takedown, but Henderson fended it off and delivered some short shots to the body. However, later in the round, Guida buckled Henderson with a crisp right and briefly attempted a guillotine choke before Henderson escaped and delivered a knee and kick to the body.

After the action-packed first round, the frantic pace continued in the second. Each fighter worked for takedowns, and both did damage from the close-quarters fighting. After just ducking under a spinning back fist, Henderson dipped and scored the takedown. Guida scrambled and looked for the guillotine while pulling guard, but Henderson took his back and worked for a rear-naked choke that was cut short by the end of the round.

With fight seemingly up for grabs after the back-and-forth rounds, both fighters threw single shots in the third but looked for the other to commit. Henderson eventually closed the distance and pressed Guida against the cage before delivering some effective short elbows. Guida fended off a takedown attempt while against the cage, but Henderson continued scoring with knees and elbows before ducking under a kick and getting a takedown. He took his opponent's back, but Guida escaped, forced Henderson to the mat and worked for a guillotine choke from varying angles, but he couldn't cinch it before the fight's end.

It was a remarkable fight full of action, but in the end, the judges awarded it to Henderson via 30-27, 29-28 and 30-27 scores.

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Ben "Smooth" Henderson Vs. Clay "The Carpenter" Guida
Fight is scheduled for 3 rounds (5x5x5)
Name Ben Henderson Ben Henderson
Height 5′ 9″ (175.26 cm)
Weight 170 (77.11 kg)
Record 13-2-0
Team The Lab
VS
Name Clay Guida Clay Guida
Height 5′ 7″ (170.18 cm)
Weight 160 (72.57 kg)
Record 29-11-0
Team Midwest Training Center
 
 
 
 
 
Ben Henderson def. Clay Guida via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)

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Lib site profile image  

11/13/11 7:32 PM by Lib

how can anyone hate on that fight or any fight guida is in. too many sour puss's on this forum anymore...

MMApostle site profile image  

11/13/11 3:10 PM by MMApostle

This fight was on TV live when I watched. Didn't watch on Fox though.

ocdacc site profile image  

11/13/11 1:35 PM by ocdacc

--- man, this was such a good fight...

PR site profile image  

11/13/11 1:01 PM by PR

FUCK YOU, I WON'T DO WHAT YOU TELL ME!!!

mmavixen site profile image  

11/13/11 10:41 AM by mmavixen

Great fight.  Both guys deserve a lot of respect.  Frankie has a tought fight ahead, and Guida will be back.  He looked great last night.

holly9000 site profile image  

11/12/11 11:46 PM by holly9000

another boat missed

BRice76 site profile image  

11/12/11 11:37 PM by BRice76

Man, this place is hatefest. Intstead of giving props to someone everyone here seems to hate anything just to hate it. I'll never understand it!!

Ew0k187 site profile image  

11/12/11 10:12 PM by Ew0k187

i still dobendo was the technically sound fighter. he did a great job.guidas just in there to try and look cool for his rage against the machine loving fans

Donald Rice Cerrone site profile image  

11/12/11 10:01 PM by Donald Rice Cerrone

idk how anyone thought guida would win this. Bendo was the easy pic. If you thought Guida was gonna win you need to have a long hard look in the mirror! lol

roscoegrinders site profile image  

11/12/11 9:53 PM by roscoegrinders

 This was the best fight I have ever seen period. I love guida but bendo is simply a better fighter-I think bendo will beat edgar the size diference will be a BIG factor.



 
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