I'm not going to lie. This is the uncrowned 'Fight of the Night' for UFC on Versus 5, so if you missed this, you better catch the complete version soon cause this short clip won't do it justice. Well, for those who want at least to catch up with the results, here are ESPN's highlights from the co-headlining bout between Jim Miller and Ben Henderson.
30 seconds won't be enough, so here's the play-by-play from the event's live blog:
30 seconds won't be enough, so here's the play-by-play from the event's live blog:
Jim Miller vs. Ben Henderson - Round 1 - Henderson flashing the jab early and Miller looks to jab to the body. Miller lands a right hand in close. Henderson with a combo and Miller clinches up with him. Miller with an elbow and they remain clinched up. Miller locks up a standing head and arm triangle choke and jumps up looking to lock it up. Henderson remains standing and rides it out, dropping Miller to the ground once he tries to transition to the back. Miller goes to rubber guard from bottom and now Henderson starts working strikes before Miller pushes off. Henderson with a head kick that is blocked as they stand up. Miller switches to a kimura in the clinch and he almost finishes it but Henderson pops out. Miller looks to finish with a guillotine now and Henderson pops out. Henderson finishes with a few solid shots. Very good round. But I'd go 10-9 Miller.
Round 2 - Henderson being very aggressive early and he gets a takedown. Miller isn't yet able to shake Henderson but he is working rubber guard. Miller dives for a leg lock now and Henderson is defending well and lands a big elbow and some punches. Miller switches to a kneebar, and it is very deep. Henderson pops his leg free. Now Miller goes for a heel hook but Henderson starts tagging him with big strikes. Miller working for a kimura but Henderson is defending well. This is a pretty clear Henderson round. 10-9 Henderson evens it up on my card, but it's likely he is up 20-18 on the official cards.
Round 3 - Miller with a hook and then he eats a jab from Henderson. Henderson with two nice punches that land. Hard leg kick by Henderson. Left hand from Miller lands solid. Big left hand by Miller and Henderson drops! Henderson drives though though and gets the takedown. Henderson moes to the back and he locks in the rear naked choke. Miller is fighting it and Henderson gives it up and starts throwing punches again. Miller survives the bad ositions but he is on his way to a decision loss. Henderson looks for the guillotine before the end of the fight but can't get it. Miller comes forward throwing bombs to try for the KO and the bell sounds. 10-9 Henderson and the crowd is loving it.
Official Scorecards: 30-27, 29-28 and 30-26 all for Ben Henderson. Ben Henderson wins by unanimous decision.
Round 2 - Henderson being very aggressive early and he gets a takedown. Miller isn't yet able to shake Henderson but he is working rubber guard. Miller dives for a leg lock now and Henderson is defending well and lands a big elbow and some punches. Miller switches to a kneebar, and it is very deep. Henderson pops his leg free. Now Miller goes for a heel hook but Henderson starts tagging him with big strikes. Miller working for a kimura but Henderson is defending well. This is a pretty clear Henderson round. 10-9 Henderson evens it up on my card, but it's likely he is up 20-18 on the official cards.
Round 3 - Miller with a hook and then he eats a jab from Henderson. Henderson with two nice punches that land. Hard leg kick by Henderson. Left hand from Miller lands solid. Big left hand by Miller and Henderson drops! Henderson drives though though and gets the takedown. Henderson moes to the back and he locks in the rear naked choke. Miller is fighting it and Henderson gives it up and starts throwing punches again. Miller survives the bad ositions but he is on his way to a decision loss. Henderson looks for the guillotine before the end of the fight but can't get it. Miller comes forward throwing bombs to try for the KO and the bell sounds. 10-9 Henderson and the crowd is loving it.
Official Scorecards: 30-27, 29-28 and 30-26 all for Ben Henderson. Ben Henderson wins by unanimous decision.