Post by The Sandmen on Jan 17, 2018 21:20:21 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Hughes while Dan Miragliotta recites the rules.
Ben Askren is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Ben Askren is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Hughes into his guard.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Askren
Ben Askren launches a few punches to Hughes's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Hughes tries to cover his face,
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Askren
Matt Hughes tries to better his position on the ground...
Askren holds Matt Hughes's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Askren is trying to counter now!
Hughes is in closed guard... Askren tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Matt Hughes!
Ben Askren is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes launches a few punches to Askren's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Askren tries to cover his face,
Askren's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Ben Askren is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Hughes tries to escape from the full mount...
Ben Askren is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Ben Askren is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Hughes measures the resilience of Askren's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Askren's side.
Ben Askren is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Askren tries to move to full mount!
Hughes won't allow him to take this position easily.
Ben Askren is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Deep breaths from Matt Hughes who tries a hammer punch to Askren's ribs.
That hit Askren who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Ben Askren is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Hughes tries to show some ground skills
Matt Hughes put Askren in half guard.
Ben Askren is in half guard over Hughes
Hughes measures the resilience of Askren's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Askren's side.
Ben Askren is in half guard over Hughes
Askren launches a barrage of elbows over Hughes's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Hughes doesn't fight back!
Hughes's Right eye is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Matt Hughes's Right eye
Ben Askren is in half guard over Hughes
Ben Askren aggressively and repeatedly punches Hughes.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Ben Askren turns out the lights for Hughes! What an astonishing KO by Askren!
Winner is Ben Askren by KO (GnP) at 2:21 Round 1
Statistics: Matt Hughes
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 7/8 (88%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 121 s
Statistics: Ben Askren
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 9/13 (69%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 121 s
Ben dominates this one.
Ben Askren is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Ben Askren is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Hughes into his guard.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Askren
Ben Askren launches a few punches to Hughes's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Hughes tries to cover his face,
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Askren
Matt Hughes tries to better his position on the ground...
Askren holds Matt Hughes's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Askren is trying to counter now!
Hughes is in closed guard... Askren tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Matt Hughes!
Ben Askren is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes launches a few punches to Askren's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Askren tries to cover his face,
Askren's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Ben Askren is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Hughes tries to escape from the full mount...
Ben Askren is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Ben Askren is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Hughes measures the resilience of Askren's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Askren's side.
Ben Askren is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Askren tries to move to full mount!
Hughes won't allow him to take this position easily.
Ben Askren is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Deep breaths from Matt Hughes who tries a hammer punch to Askren's ribs.
That hit Askren who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Ben Askren is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Hughes tries to show some ground skills
Matt Hughes put Askren in half guard.
Ben Askren is in half guard over Hughes
Hughes measures the resilience of Askren's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Askren's side.
Ben Askren is in half guard over Hughes
Askren launches a barrage of elbows over Hughes's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Hughes doesn't fight back!
Hughes's Right eye is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Matt Hughes's Right eye
Ben Askren is in half guard over Hughes
Ben Askren aggressively and repeatedly punches Hughes.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Ben Askren turns out the lights for Hughes! What an astonishing KO by Askren!
Winner is Ben Askren by KO (GnP) at 2:21 Round 1
Statistics: Matt Hughes
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 7/8 (88%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 121 s
Statistics: Ben Askren
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 9/13 (69%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 121 s
Ben dominates this one.