This fight is scheduled for five fiveminute rounds. Henderson pushes forward, the clench. Joe the body shot here. Joe thats the nice kick to the calf. Theyre both doing it now. That low kick followed by the big punches. That exchange there by both fighters. Mike we talked about that, joe. Josh thomson is an outstanding striker, comes from all kinds of different angles. Joe hes really crafty and unpredictable. He also likes to use that low kick and do it with a trip as well. And he caught that kick again. Lets see if he can complete it this time. Benson just has amazing balance. Mike unbelievable. Joe to have a guy yanking on your leg like that and still be able to maintain your balance. Mike in the corner of josh thomson. Two good rounds in the books. The third round here. Nice superman punch connects. Henderson now. Benson on the attack here. Josh on his back. Josh in full guard here. Excellent grappling by both fighters. Benson has joshs back now. Josh stands up. Got to separate the hands. Josh may have a problem with his right hand, mike. Mike in the corner he mentioned something, joe. Joe i think he said his hand is broken. Mike i do, too. Joe something with the way hes grappling, not using his right hand as much. Mike nice elbow. Joe he did say it. He said my hand is broken. So his right hand is broken. So lets see how he adjusts. Mike one fight er had two broken hands and just elbowed his opponent. That changes in the grappling. Joe he still threw the right hand right there. Thats why his corner is saying let the kicks go. This changes everything. It certainly changes the grappling. Without that right hand, he cant make a proper grip, and he cant defend him seven the same way. Mike it almost affects the grappling more, doesnt it, joe . Joe you can throw kicks and elbows. It certainly affects everything. The only thing it doesnt affect are kicks. Hasnt seemed to affect his will yet. In the clinch position with henderson here almost at the midway point of the fight. The elbow. Still right there ready to go toe to toe. He was unable to hold on to it because of his hand probably. Joe right. Meanwhile, benson the takedown. Very strong in this round. Josh still trying for the takedown. Hes not going to be able to clap his hands together right now. Henderson trying to overpower him here. Mike his right hand is real loose now, joe. Joe nice, short elbow. Johnson still throwing that punch, though. They are screaming for the kick. This is an incredibly distracting thing. And benson is really taking over in this round. 90 seconds remain in the third. Joe josh has to figure out something here to make an adjustment. Hes obvious ly hurting. Trying to take benson for a ride. And benson looking for the guillotine. Josh still back here. The guy has giant legs. Thats a big part of his strength. He trains with Larry Fitzgerald of the arizona cardinals. Talk about a great athlete. Beautiful trip by josh. But look at this. Now benson has his legs and josh is separated. A kick to the body. But he fell. Benson is on top. Benson didnt give him any space there. Final seconds of round number three. Good position for the former ufc champ ion. Josh spun out. His hand is really hurting. He made a big grimace as he pushed off with it on the ground. Switches his stance. Going to throw maybe a big left. Mike lets take you back and listen into the corner of josh thomson after round two. My hand is hurting. I know. Its broken. Try to run him down with with the punches if you can. Mike my hand is hurting. My hand is broken. Joe its pretty clear theres something wrong with it. They are calling for kicks. Josh caught it. The hand, maybe just a thumb, nonetheless it has altered the impact greatly of thomson. Its altered his focus. Beautiful kick by benson. Mike my hand is broken, i think its my thumb. Joe josh on top here. Championship round. And hes punching him with a broken hand. Tonight is the tenth time that Benson Henderson has been scheduled for five rounds. Hes 72 in fiveround fights. Tonight the fifth time josh thomson scheduled for a fiveround fight. This is an awesome opportunity for josh on top here in half guard. Got to free that left leg thats caught in between the leg of benson. Thats where he can sweep from. Benson, the way he has his leg set up, now benson is full guard. Good submission control here. He has the left arm trapped. Josh is actually in a bad position here with the leg of benson wrapped behind the neck. His left arm is trapped and benson can pretty much freely punch him in the face here, throw elbows. Elbowing his arm. Keep in mind hes trying to set up a triangle, mike. In the sport of mixed martial arts in the ufc theres always a chance, broken hand, broken thumb or not, josh thomson could pull something off. Mike well, so long as hes on the ground here like this hes controlling benson, he has a possibility to get a submission. Now benson is getting up. This is going to be a problem for josh because he cant clasp his hands together properly. Beautiful job. Did he make it . Yes. Very nicely done but look at this. Benson powering up. Now josh trying to ride his back. Cant do it. Lands some short elbows. So unfortunate that such an injury occurs during a fight. Weve seen it before, joe. Are for josh thomson, so much is riding on tonights matchup. Joe he especially for josh was set to fight Anthony Pettis before pettis was injured. Nice knee to the side by benson. Mike under two left in the fourth. Joe another thing he does, rare technique, front kicks, slamming the ball of the foot into the calf. Dont think that doesnt hurt, people at home. Dont try it either. You will probably end up breaking your toes. Have a bruised calf and the other guy three broken toes. The elbow on the break by benson. Bob cooke screaming in the corner of josh Thomson Close out the round, close out the round. Hes been with aka for a long time, since the 1990s. The old breed, the new breed. Hes still a mainstay there at 35 years old. Incredibly difficult to maintain your focus and not be disappointed when youve got something injured like that a. A huge opportunity for him. Hes on fox and he has a broken wing. Mike but look at this. Beautiful takedown. And he has his back. 45 seconds on the clock. Body triangle again by josh. Five takedowns for thomson. Four for henderson. Got him flattened out and going to try to stand here. Josh trying to hook that leg. See how hes using his left league to keep him from doing this. This is the last thing he wanted. Mike the hair. Joe hes not doing that to be slick. He doesnt want the hair in his face. Look at josh. Final seconds of round four. Mike that man, Ricardo Lamas will fight against jose aldo plus barao and faber. Ufc 169 one week from tonight on payperview. Fox ufc saturday, our main event, the fifth and final round, henderson and thomson. Anthony pettis younger brother fought earlier tonight. He is watching this fight very closely. Joe hes done that several times in this fight. The step in right hook to the body. Mike nasty knee to the body. You could hear it. So hard for josh to do the things hes normally capable of doing inside the octagon. Joe and it doesnt help that benson is outstanding, fighting very well. The last time there was a setback, he came back with a vengeance and now hes looking to do the same thing once again. Mike also some excellent positioning by josh, unable to capitalize on it. Joe the stepin elbow there. Mike 3 30 remains in our main event on fox ufc saturday. Joe and josh trying to set something up here. Nice. The theres a punch right there with a broken hand, or what we think is a broken hand. He mike he switches his stance again, joe. But he hasnt really thrown the left hand. Joe look for the trip there. Mike three minutes. A good kick from thomson. Nice combination. Joe very nicely done. Mike a trip. Great muay tai move. Head kick. Josh looks up at the clock. Heavy kick followed by the hand. Joe josh has to go for broke, make something happen here. Mike benson pushes away. Under two. Joe benson, maintain control. Josh caught his leg again. Look at the balance. Mike unbelievable. Joe he took him down, though. Josh has his back again. Mike the balance shown by benson tonight. A lot like j. C. Maybe the best of all time. Fighting off one leg. One minute remains. Joe benson turning it around on josh now. The body by benson. Mike benson got himself out of trouble in the first round, joe. More than once. Joe 30 seconds. Nice elbow again. The final 20 seconds of the fight. Henderson 72 in fights that go the 25minute distance. Again with that stepin hook to the body. Mike they are going to go the distance here in chicago. Henderson and thomson. Take a look at our move of the fight nationwide 4g lte is 40 period. Joe this is a takedown by josh. And heres another takedown for thomson. And one more. And for henderson, nasty nae to the body there. Leg kick. And that hook to the body that he landed over and over again. Mike Benson Henderson. Confident he has earned the victory tonight. Josh thomson so unfortunate, joe. Joe thats the danger of punching people. The human hand is not designed to bounce off someones head. And, yeah, he believes a broken thumb. It happens in the sport, very fortunate but an entertaining fight nonetheless. And for benson, really got back on track, very strong. Got out of some bad positions thomson put him in the first and other rounds, took his back over and over, controlled the fight. Great focus, determination and will to get back in position to get his belt back tonight by the smooth one Benson Henderson. Here is bruce buffer with the decision. Ring announcer ladies and gentlemen, after five rounds we go to the judges scorecards for a decision. The judges scored the contest 4847, thomson. 4847, henderson. And 4946, for the winner by split decision, smooth Benson Henderson mike split decision victory for Benson Henderson. Joe hard fought fight. Unfortunately for josh, a broken thumb. An excellent effort nonetheless. Mike congratulations to the former channmp ion. Dont forget one week from tonight, not one but two titles are on the line. Renan barao is a monster. For the undisputed bant bantamweight belt. That kid is dangerous. 33 victories. Renan barao. 30 career victories. We have two titles on the line. What a performance by Ricardo Lamas. Mike live on payperview super bowl sunday here on fox. Coming up next on fox your late local news except on the west coast. And dont forget to tune in to fox news live at 1 30 a. M. Eastern time for exclusive post fight coverage. Fear for an east bay family as the Police Search for a 14 yearold boy accused of killing his sister and now their father has a message for their son. And were not mad at you, it was a mistake. It was an accident that happened. Good evening, everyone, and thank you for joining us for the special postfight edition of ktvu news. Oakland police are now offering a reward in the search for the teenager boy and tonight his family tells us while theyre mourning the death of his sister, theyre also worried about what might happen when the boy is found. Only on 2 ktvu spoke schufl to their family members including the father. The family gathered at lake for a calming prayer. We just want mario to come home. Theyre turning to quiet rumors about why can 14year old shot and killed their 17 yearold sister. Their father says it was a tragic mistake. It didnt have nothing to do with no bleached clothe ors none of that. It was just kids arguing. Reporter hi says his worst fear is his son will end up dead. Thiss why cotton has a plea for police. And hes 14 years old. Hes a kid, and im asking the police, if you see him first before he turns himself in, im asking that you dont have a shoot first mentality. And he wasnt a bad kid at all. He has never been in trouble, never. The family says mar grow is a good kid, too. He has 4monthold daughter and they say he must be heart broken knowing he must be responsible for his big sisters death. He loved his sister. She loved him. It was an accident. He didnt mean to do it. Ruers they want mario to know theyre not mad, even marios mother sent him a message from jail. Like momma always said, it is easy to get in trouble but hard to get out of it. Reporter they hope the team can end their familys worries by peacefully coming home. She in gods hands now. Shes okay. Were not okay. I just want you to come home and be safe. Reporter while marios family is hoping hell reach out to them, the police are offering a 10,000 reward for information that can lead to his arrest. Reporting in oakland, ktvu channel 2 news. The family is raising money to help bury tear daughter and sister justice a Good Samaritan has already donated funds for her plot. For information on how you can donate to you can go to ktvu. Com and click on top stories. Police are asking for help the trying to find an armed felon. They put out this pick your of dario, and they say he is want odden a warrant for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Coleman is described as 57, 170 pounds, and he is known to frequent North Oakland in an area near san pablo and 53rd street. Anyone with information is asked to call oakland police. A San Francisco man faces trespassing charges tonight after the Police Search what they thought were unoccupied apartments. And we tell you that search, though, led to gun fire when the police say the mans dog cornered an officer. Reporter a peaceful morning in San Francisco turns deadly. I heard the gunshot. The police were at the connecticut Street Building searching vacant apartments. This is something they routinely do. When they opened one unit, a dog charged an officer. The officer retreated as best he could. And when the dog was right on top of him, he discharged his firearm killing the dog. Reporter the police say the dogs owner was squatting that man, the 54yearold, was arrested for trespassing. He is just a crazy little dog. Reporter this is a foe tee of the dog named psycho. I try to play with him all the time, otherwise hell have him on a leash. Reporter your son would
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