Post by The Sandmen on Sept 30, 2013 17:20:15 GMT -5
Uriah Hall doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Ben Askren raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Hall throws a low kick
Ben Askren blocks.
Askren is trying to counter now!
Brilliant combination from Ben Askren
Hall is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
Ben Askren tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Hall is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Ben Askren is in open guard over Hall
Hall tries to move on the ground and shows Ben Askren a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Hall's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
There is a small laceration on Uriah Hall's Forehead
Ben Askren is in open guard over Hall
Askren fires a barrage of punches at Hall's head!
This is bad! Askren is just pounding on Uriah Hall's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Ben Askren is in open guard over Hall
Hall tries to move on the ground and shows Ben Askren a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Hall's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Ben Askren is in open guard over Hall
Uriah Hall launches a few punches to Askren's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Askren tries to cover his face,
Ben Askren is in open guard over Hall
Hall tries to close his guard around Askren
He is not able to do it
Ben Askren is in open guard over Hall
Askren tries to jump to side mount.
Uriah Hall closed his guard around Ben Askren.
Ben Askren is in side mount over Uriah Hall
Ben Askren looks to pass to mount...
Askren slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Uriah Hall.
Ben Askren is in full mount over Uriah Hall
Uriah Hall tries to roll to his side and trap Ben Askren in his guard...
Ben Askren rolls him over and takes his back!
Askren is in rear mount over Hall
Hall has Askren controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Askren is unable to move under Hall control.
Hall clumsily fails here and it's time for Ben Askren to fight back!
Ben Askren wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Askren drills Uriah Hall's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Askren is in rear mount over Hall
Uriah Hall launches a few punches to Askren's cheek from the guard.
Ben Askren uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Askren is in rear mount over Hall
Hall measures the resilience of Askren's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Askren's side.
Askren is in rear mount over Hall
Askren leans back...
He clobbers Uriah Hall's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Hall's Nose is beginning to swell
Askren is in rear mount over Hall
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Askren is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Uriah Hall, who is barely covering up!
Askren is in rear mount over Hall
Hall has given his back to Ben Askren who is trying to get one hook in!
Ben Askren has one hook in!
Askren is in rear mount over Hall with one hook in
Not a desiderable position that Hall is in now. Ben Askren is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Askren has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Hall.
Hall uses his leg as leverage and manages to keep himself safe for now.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Askren is in rear mount over Hall with one hook in
Ben Askren hovers above Hall
Good punches to Hall's body.
Askren is in rear mount over Hall with one hook in
Askren has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Hall.
Nicely done! Askren now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Askren is in rear mount over Hall with two hooks in
Ben Askren hovers above Hall
Good punches to Hall's body.
Askren is in rear mount over Hall with two hooks in
Ben Askren was tooling Uriah Hall for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Uriah Hall lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Ben Askren aggressively and repeatedly punches Hall.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Josh Rosenthal is asking Hall to defend himself! Josh Rosenthal jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Hall.
There is a small laceration on Uriah Hall's Left eye
Winner is Ben Askren by TKO (GnP) at 3:50 Round 1
Statistics: Uriah Hall
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/8 (50%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 200 s
Statistics: Ben Askren
Punches 0/4 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 22/25 (88%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 200 s
Askren's upgrades to wrestling finally show themselves. Sheesh. Doesn't help that wrestling seems to be Hall's weakness (in real life at least). Ben still needs lots of work. Stamina is one of them. Hall could use some too, though it had no noticeable impact on this particular fight.
Ben Askren raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Hall throws a low kick
Ben Askren blocks.
Askren is trying to counter now!
Brilliant combination from Ben Askren
Hall is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
Ben Askren tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Hall is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Ben Askren is in open guard over Hall
Hall tries to move on the ground and shows Ben Askren a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Hall's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
There is a small laceration on Uriah Hall's Forehead
Ben Askren is in open guard over Hall
Askren fires a barrage of punches at Hall's head!
This is bad! Askren is just pounding on Uriah Hall's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Ben Askren is in open guard over Hall
Hall tries to move on the ground and shows Ben Askren a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Hall's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Ben Askren is in open guard over Hall
Uriah Hall launches a few punches to Askren's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Askren tries to cover his face,
Ben Askren is in open guard over Hall
Hall tries to close his guard around Askren
He is not able to do it
Ben Askren is in open guard over Hall
Askren tries to jump to side mount.
Uriah Hall closed his guard around Ben Askren.
Ben Askren is in side mount over Uriah Hall
Ben Askren looks to pass to mount...
Askren slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Uriah Hall.
Ben Askren is in full mount over Uriah Hall
Uriah Hall tries to roll to his side and trap Ben Askren in his guard...
Ben Askren rolls him over and takes his back!
Askren is in rear mount over Hall
Hall has Askren controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Askren is unable to move under Hall control.
Hall clumsily fails here and it's time for Ben Askren to fight back!
Ben Askren wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Askren drills Uriah Hall's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Askren is in rear mount over Hall
Uriah Hall launches a few punches to Askren's cheek from the guard.
Ben Askren uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Askren is in rear mount over Hall
Hall measures the resilience of Askren's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Askren's side.
Askren is in rear mount over Hall
Askren leans back...
He clobbers Uriah Hall's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Hall's Nose is beginning to swell
Askren is in rear mount over Hall
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Askren is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Uriah Hall, who is barely covering up!
Askren is in rear mount over Hall
Hall has given his back to Ben Askren who is trying to get one hook in!
Ben Askren has one hook in!
Askren is in rear mount over Hall with one hook in
Not a desiderable position that Hall is in now. Ben Askren is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Askren has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Hall.
Hall uses his leg as leverage and manages to keep himself safe for now.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Askren is in rear mount over Hall with one hook in
Ben Askren hovers above Hall
Good punches to Hall's body.
Askren is in rear mount over Hall with one hook in
Askren has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Hall.
Nicely done! Askren now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Askren is in rear mount over Hall with two hooks in
Ben Askren hovers above Hall
Good punches to Hall's body.
Askren is in rear mount over Hall with two hooks in
Ben Askren was tooling Uriah Hall for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Uriah Hall lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Ben Askren aggressively and repeatedly punches Hall.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Josh Rosenthal is asking Hall to defend himself! Josh Rosenthal jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Hall.
There is a small laceration on Uriah Hall's Left eye
Winner is Ben Askren by TKO (GnP) at 3:50 Round 1
Statistics: Uriah Hall
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/8 (50%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 200 s
Statistics: Ben Askren
Punches 0/4 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 22/25 (88%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 200 s
Askren's upgrades to wrestling finally show themselves. Sheesh. Doesn't help that wrestling seems to be Hall's weakness (in real life at least). Ben still needs lots of work. Stamina is one of them. Hall could use some too, though it had no noticeable impact on this particular fight.