WEC 53: Henderson vs Pettis

Poppa Catfish · 12-16-10, 11:55 PM

Originally posted by 36mafia

that kick was worth the the losing bet

Co-signed!

lasker · 12-16-10, 11:57 PM

Originally posted by 36mafia

that kick was worth the the losing bet

same. that was truly one of the best fights in MMA history. I'm still amazed by that kick at the end. I would have won a lot more had Henderson won the decision, but Pettis fully deserved the win and that kick definitely was worth more than the losing bet. unbelievable.

brooks85 · 12-16-10, 11:57 PM

what a card tonight, still have a bunch of undercard fights to watch

jacktheknife · 12-16-10, 11:59 PM

Oh, and +2.4u. Pareeech.

Damn, what a lockout for the junior fed.

jspectyper · 12-16-10, 11:59 PM

Originally posted by 36mafia

that kick was worth the the losing bet

agreed

Eccocide · 12-16-10, 11:59 PM

My second best card of the year. Gotta love finishing it off with a bang

. Pettis is a beast.

goblinburner · 12-17-10, 12:00 AM

Pettis with more time can be dangerous in that lightweight division watch out for pettis in a couple of years: let alone now

brooks85 · 12-17-10, 12:00 AM

haha best of WEC dvd, well they might as well start working on volume 2

lasker · 12-17-10, 12:01 AM

Originally posted by Eccocide

My second best card of the year. Gotta love finishing it off with a bang

. Pettis is a beast.

only second best? i think once we're able to watch the undercard fights this will rank as the best card of the year, at least for me.

Eccocide · 12-17-10, 12:02 AM

Originally posted by lasker

only second best? i think once we're able to watch the undercard fights this will have to be the best card of the year.

Na I mean my second best in terms of gambling lol. The card was stellar of course!

Kaladarus · 12-17-10, 12:04 AM

Great card overall, but not so great for my bets. Pettis smoothed out Henderson's face with that kick sealing him the decision.

JuicedUp · 12-17-10, 12:08 AM

Thank god i recorded that!!! What a show.

BigSpoon · 12-17-10, 12:09 AM

Awesome card, glad the judges awarded Pettis the deserved decision.

The kick: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1WH0m2_AFk

Already watched it at least ten times, hasn't gotten old yet.

36mafia · 12-17-10, 12:11 AM

Originally posted by Kaladarus

Great card overall, but not so great for my bets. Pettis smoothed out Henderson's face with that kick sealing him the decision.

fight couldve been a toss up but when the kick landed i just got the feeling pettis sealed in the W with that one

jacktheknife · 12-17-10, 12:12 AM

Kick was so bad it un-canceled World of Jenks.

terpkeg · 12-17-10, 12:12 AM

What a fight. Benson Was one takedown away from taking the fight when the off the cage head shot basically wins the fight. What a clutch performance late.

I thought it was wrapped up when Hendersen got under the chin momentarily in the 4th.

I wonder if the two 48-47 judges saw it the same as I did.

9-10
10-9
10-9
9-10
10-9

You would figure, but who knows.

hitthew8room · 12-17-10, 12:14 AM

One of the best fights of 2010 if not the best. Nobody was out of control. They used technique. And then the kick...HOLYYYY SHEEEET. Pettis brings more athleticism then Edgar or Maynard, it could be interesting

Eccocide · 12-17-10, 12:14 AM

Originally posted by terpkeg

What a fight. Benson Was one takedown away from taking the fight when the off the cage head shot basically wins the fight. What a clutch performance late.

I thought it was wrapped up when Hendersen got under the chin momentarily in the 4th.

I wonder if the two 48-47 judges saw it the same as I did.

9-10
10-9
10-9
9-10
10-9

You would figure, but who knows.

This is exactly how I scored it.

jacktheknife · 12-17-10, 12:16 AM

Appearently warping space-time was worth a 10-8 to one of the judges, or it could have been the multiple knockdowns. Either way I'm not too perturb-ed.

JuicedUp · 12-17-10, 12:24 AM

bogbat · 12-17-10, 12:38 AM

Originally posted by Eccocide

This is exactly how I scored it.

I'm kind of sad we'll have to pay for the PPV to see these guys in the future. I'll miss you WEC.

On another note, I wonder why they didn't show any of the prelims considering so many of them ended quickly. The only explanation I can see is they want to boost the sales when they inevitably release this card on blueray/dvd.

brooks85 · 12-17-10, 12:39 AM

^ ya i will definitely miss WEC also

post fight is going right now

brooks85 · 12-17-10, 12:44 AM

good news: Ken Stone is alive and well in his hotel room

cerrone wants cole miller

brooks85 · 12-17-10, 12:51 AM

pickett/menjivar is free tomorrow night at wec.tv

Chairib · 12-17-10, 12:55 AM

Originally posted by illmatick

thought for sure he was going to tap, pettis is at -140 going into the 5th round

This was after round 1

Thu 12/16 9101 Anthony Pettis +240
11:00PM 9102 Ben Henderson -300

iQon · 12-17-10, 01:01 AM

Originally posted by terpkeg

What a fight. Benson Was one takedown away from taking the fight when the off the cage head shot basically wins the fight. What a clutch performance late.

I thought it was wrapped up when Hendersen got under the chin momentarily in the 4th.

I wonder if the two 48-47 judges saw it the same as I did.

9-10
10-9
10-9
9-10
10-9

You would figure, but who knows.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure they had the fight scored even going into the 5th. I thought Round 5 was also a draw until Pettis landed that kick.

Really good back-and-forth fight. Kinda makes me regret ignoring the WEC.

Jordan23 · 12-17-10, 01:24 AM

Tonight was an awesome night of fights! R.I.P. WEC.. I'm really not hyped to see Maynard vs. Pettis but it's whatever.

goblinburner · 12-17-10, 02:31 AM

Originally posted by Chairib

Why would grabbing the cage be an issue to an opponent who is already on the ground? That makes no sense.

makes them vunerable for the side mount or full mount since the armpits open hip control is easier

Chairib · 12-17-10, 02:42 AM

Originally posted by goblinburner

makes them vunerable for the side mount or full mount since the armpits open hip control is easier

No, I'm talking about why the ref would have a problem with a guy who is on his back use his hands to post off the fence.

I understand why grabbing the fence when two guys are standing is an issue but if a fighter already down on the mat where's the advantage?

Vaughany · 12-17-10, 04:38 AM

Henderson crying at the post-fight conference...dudes a warrior no doubt. Perhaps he's realised that the almighty Lord doesnt have his back after all

jacktheknife · 12-17-10, 06:30 AM

Originally posted by Vaughany

Henderson crying at the post-fight conference...dudes a warrior no doubt. Perhaps he's realised that the almighty Lord doesnt have his back after all

What was that about?

Vaughany · 12-17-10, 06:38 AM

Originally posted by jacktheknife

What was that about?

Just emotional about losing I guess.

GunShard · 12-17-10, 06:38 AM

Amazing fight and that kick was awesome!

jin2daj · 12-17-10, 06:46 AM

pettis was really impressive tonight. i read about that kick in the play by play and had no idea what it was saying. watched the youtube video and WOW!

Eccocide · 12-17-10, 07:23 AM

Originally posted by jin2daj

pettis was really impressive tonight. i read about that kick in the play by play and had no idea what it was saying. watched the youtube video and WOW!

You have to watch the fight as a whole. It was great action both on the feet and on the ground. The kick was just the cherry on top lol.