Post by The Sandmen on Nov 5, 2013 22:44:00 GMT -5
Ben Askren is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Kelvin Gastelum 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 Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Askren and Kelvin move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Tremendous strikes from Askren!
Some big punches are landing!
Kelvin Gastelum and Askren engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Ben Askren attempts a sweep single...
Ben Askren catches Kelvin Gastelum's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Askren.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Kelvin
Askren tries to escape from closed guard...
Kelvin waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Ben Askren! He is reversed and nor Kelvin Gastelum is on half guard!
Kelvin Gastelum is in half guard over Askren
Kelvin Gastelum throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Askren's face with those brutal elbows! Askren needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Kelvin Gastelum is in half guard over Askren
Askren tries to move on the ground and shows Kelvin Gastelum a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Askren's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Steve Mazzagatti knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Askren's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Kelvin Gastelum is in half guard over Askren
Ben Askren launches a few punches to Kelvin's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Kelvin tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Kelvin Gastelum is in half guard over Askren
Kelvin Gastelum tries to free his leg
Kelvin Gastelum uses some of his skill by jumping out of Askren's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Kelvin Gastelum is in side mount over Ben Askren
Ben Askren attempts to trap Kelvin Gastelum in his guard.
Kelvin Gastelum keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Kelvin Gastelum is in side mount over Ben Askren
Ben Askren attempts to trap Kelvin Gastelum in his guard.
Ben Askren manages to switch to full guard.
Kelvin Gastelum is in closed guard over Askren
Askren works on the ground with his fingers over Kelvin's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Steve Mazzagatti has seen that!
Steve Mazzagatti takes away one point from Ben Askren for eye poke.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to give Kelvin time to recover. Kelvin Gastelum seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Ethias Arena (Hasselt, Belgium) are cheering for the fighters.
Ben Askren attempts a sweep single...
Kelvin Gastelum was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Ben Askren shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Kelvin Gastelum is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Askren into his guard.
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Kelvin
Askren fires a barrage of punches at Kelvin's head!
The punches go wide.
Kelvin is trying to counter now!
Askren is in closed guard... Kelvin tries to roll on the ground!
Ben Askren uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Kelvin
Askren use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Ethias Arena (Hasselt, Belgium) is cheering him!
Ben Askren is in side mount over Kelvin Gastelum
Askren launches a barrage of elbows over Kelvin's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Kelvin doesn't fight back!
Kelvin's Forehead is beginning to swell
Ben Askren is in side mount over Kelvin Gastelum
Ben Askren moves to better his position on the ground...
Ben Askren viciously slams hammer blows to Kelvin's face!
Ben Askren is in side mount over Kelvin Gastelum
Terrible one sided match... Kelvin was not ready to fight a fighter of Ben Askren caliber.
Ben Askren looks to mount Kelvin Gastelum...
Ben Askren slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Ben Askren is in full mount over Kelvin Gastelum
Askren leans back...
He clobbers Kelvin Gastelum's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Ben Askren is in full mount over Kelvin Gastelum
Kelvin tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Askren tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Ben Askren takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Ben Askren tries to bring the fight to the ground
Kelvin goes down.
Ben Askren is in open guard over Kelvin
Askren moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Ben Askren is in half guard over Kelvin
Kelvin Gastelum attempts to move to full guard
Kelvin Gastelum manages to switch to full guard.
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Kelvin
Askren is in closed guard... Kelvin tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ben Askren!
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Kelvin Gastelum is in full mount over Ben Askren
Ben Askren tries to roll to his side and trap Kelvin Gastelum in his guard...
Ben Askren moves to half guard.
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Kelvin Gastelum is in half guard over Askren
Kelvin breaths deeply while on the ground
Kelvin Gastelum is in half guard over Askren
Kelvin Gastelum pushes Askren's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Kelvin who is in full mount! Askren is in trouble now!
Kelvin Gastelum is in full mount over Ben Askren
Kelvin gets a good position on the ground. ..
Askren holds Kelvin Gastelum arms and counters his opponent punches.
Askren is trying to counter now!
Ben Askren tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Kelvin
Kelvin is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Kelvin measures the resilience of Askren's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Askren blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Kelvin
Kelvin Gastelum launches a few punches to Askren's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Askren tries to cover his face,
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Kelvin.
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Round 2
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Kelvin Gastelum attempts a sweep single...
Kelvin Gastelum catches Ben Askren's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Kelvin.
Kelvin Gastelum is in closed guard over Askren
Kelvin is in closed guard... Askren tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Kelvin Gastelum!
Ben Askren is in full mount over Kelvin Gastelum
Ben Askren storms over Kelvin with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Askren doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Kelvin's face with his elbows!
Ben Askren is in full mount over Kelvin Gastelum
Ben Askren tries to better his position on the ground...
Askren is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Ben Askren is in full mount over Kelvin Gastelum
Kelvin launches a few weak punches
Askren blocks them effectively.
Kelvin misses a step and Ben Askren sees an opportunity to counter him!
Askren leans back...
He clobbers Kelvin Gastelum's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Kelvin's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Kelvin Gastelum's Right eye
That punishment by Ben Askren has left Kelvin staggered! Ben Askren should try push forward now and finish this!
Ben Askren is in full mount over Kelvin Gastelum
Kelvin tries to escape from the full mount...
Ben Askren is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Ben Askren is in side mount over Kelvin Gastelum
Kelvin Gastelum attempts to trap Ben Askren in his guard.
Kelvin Gastelum manages to switch to full guard.
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Kelvin
Ben Askren storms over Kelvin with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Askren doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Kelvin's face with his elbows!
There is a small laceration on Kelvin Gastelum's Right cheek
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Kelvin
Ben Askren was tooling Kelvin Gastelum for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Kelvin Gastelum lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Kelvin Gastelum doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Askren's moves.
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Kelvin
Askren tries to escape from the closed guard
Askren succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Ben Askren is in open guard over Kelvin
Ben Askren wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Askren drills Kelvin Gastelum's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Ben Askren turns out the lights for Kelvin! What an astonishing KO by Askren!
Kelvin's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Kelvin Gastelum's Nose
Winner is Ben Askren by KO (GnP) at 2:20 Round 2
Statistics: Ben Askren
Punches 6/6 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 3/4 (75%)
GnP strikes 19/31 (61%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 343 s
Statistics: Kelvin Gastelum
Punches 3/4 (75%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 8/19 (42%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 343 s
Takedowns and GnP. Predictable. Straightforward. But effective. All Askren and his wrestling here.
Kelvin Gastelum 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 Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Askren and Kelvin move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Tremendous strikes from Askren!
Some big punches are landing!
Kelvin Gastelum and Askren engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Ben Askren attempts a sweep single...
Ben Askren catches Kelvin Gastelum's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Askren.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Kelvin
Askren tries to escape from closed guard...
Kelvin waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Ben Askren! He is reversed and nor Kelvin Gastelum is on half guard!
Kelvin Gastelum is in half guard over Askren
Kelvin Gastelum throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Askren's face with those brutal elbows! Askren needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Kelvin Gastelum is in half guard over Askren
Askren tries to move on the ground and shows Kelvin Gastelum a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Askren's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Steve Mazzagatti knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Askren's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Kelvin Gastelum is in half guard over Askren
Ben Askren launches a few punches to Kelvin's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Kelvin tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Kelvin Gastelum is in half guard over Askren
Kelvin Gastelum tries to free his leg
Kelvin Gastelum uses some of his skill by jumping out of Askren's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Kelvin Gastelum is in side mount over Ben Askren
Ben Askren attempts to trap Kelvin Gastelum in his guard.
Kelvin Gastelum keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Kelvin Gastelum is in side mount over Ben Askren
Ben Askren attempts to trap Kelvin Gastelum in his guard.
Ben Askren manages to switch to full guard.
Kelvin Gastelum is in closed guard over Askren
Askren works on the ground with his fingers over Kelvin's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Steve Mazzagatti has seen that!
Steve Mazzagatti takes away one point from Ben Askren for eye poke.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to give Kelvin time to recover. Kelvin Gastelum seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Ethias Arena (Hasselt, Belgium) are cheering for the fighters.
Ben Askren attempts a sweep single...
Kelvin Gastelum was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Ben Askren shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Kelvin Gastelum is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Askren into his guard.
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Kelvin
Askren fires a barrage of punches at Kelvin's head!
The punches go wide.
Kelvin is trying to counter now!
Askren is in closed guard... Kelvin tries to roll on the ground!
Ben Askren uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Kelvin
Askren use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Ethias Arena (Hasselt, Belgium) is cheering him!
Ben Askren is in side mount over Kelvin Gastelum
Askren launches a barrage of elbows over Kelvin's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Kelvin doesn't fight back!
Kelvin's Forehead is beginning to swell
Ben Askren is in side mount over Kelvin Gastelum
Ben Askren moves to better his position on the ground...
Ben Askren viciously slams hammer blows to Kelvin's face!
Ben Askren is in side mount over Kelvin Gastelum
Terrible one sided match... Kelvin was not ready to fight a fighter of Ben Askren caliber.
Ben Askren looks to mount Kelvin Gastelum...
Ben Askren slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Ben Askren is in full mount over Kelvin Gastelum
Askren leans back...
He clobbers Kelvin Gastelum's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Ben Askren is in full mount over Kelvin Gastelum
Kelvin tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Askren tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Ben Askren takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Ben Askren tries to bring the fight to the ground
Kelvin goes down.
Ben Askren is in open guard over Kelvin
Askren moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Ben Askren is in half guard over Kelvin
Kelvin Gastelum attempts to move to full guard
Kelvin Gastelum manages to switch to full guard.
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Kelvin
Askren is in closed guard... Kelvin tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ben Askren!
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Kelvin Gastelum is in full mount over Ben Askren
Ben Askren tries to roll to his side and trap Kelvin Gastelum in his guard...
Ben Askren moves to half guard.
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Kelvin Gastelum is in half guard over Askren
Kelvin breaths deeply while on the ground
Kelvin Gastelum is in half guard over Askren
Kelvin Gastelum pushes Askren's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Kelvin who is in full mount! Askren is in trouble now!
Kelvin Gastelum is in full mount over Ben Askren
Kelvin gets a good position on the ground. ..
Askren holds Kelvin Gastelum arms and counters his opponent punches.
Askren is trying to counter now!
Ben Askren tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Kelvin
Kelvin is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Kelvin measures the resilience of Askren's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Askren blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Kelvin
Kelvin Gastelum launches a few punches to Askren's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Askren tries to cover his face,
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Kelvin.
=========================================
Round 2
=========================================
Kelvin Gastelum attempts a sweep single...
Kelvin Gastelum catches Ben Askren's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Kelvin.
Kelvin Gastelum is in closed guard over Askren
Kelvin is in closed guard... Askren tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Kelvin Gastelum!
Ben Askren is in full mount over Kelvin Gastelum
Ben Askren storms over Kelvin with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Askren doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Kelvin's face with his elbows!
Ben Askren is in full mount over Kelvin Gastelum
Ben Askren tries to better his position on the ground...
Askren is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Ben Askren is in full mount over Kelvin Gastelum
Kelvin launches a few weak punches
Askren blocks them effectively.
Kelvin misses a step and Ben Askren sees an opportunity to counter him!
Askren leans back...
He clobbers Kelvin Gastelum's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Kelvin's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Kelvin Gastelum's Right eye
That punishment by Ben Askren has left Kelvin staggered! Ben Askren should try push forward now and finish this!
Ben Askren is in full mount over Kelvin Gastelum
Kelvin tries to escape from the full mount...
Ben Askren is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Ben Askren is in side mount over Kelvin Gastelum
Kelvin Gastelum attempts to trap Ben Askren in his guard.
Kelvin Gastelum manages to switch to full guard.
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Kelvin
Ben Askren storms over Kelvin with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Askren doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Kelvin's face with his elbows!
There is a small laceration on Kelvin Gastelum's Right cheek
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Kelvin
Ben Askren was tooling Kelvin Gastelum for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Kelvin Gastelum lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Kelvin Gastelum doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Askren's moves.
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Kelvin
Askren tries to escape from the closed guard
Askren succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Ben Askren is in open guard over Kelvin
Ben Askren wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Askren drills Kelvin Gastelum's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Ben Askren turns out the lights for Kelvin! What an astonishing KO by Askren!
Kelvin's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Kelvin Gastelum's Nose
Winner is Ben Askren by KO (GnP) at 2:20 Round 2
Statistics: Ben Askren
Punches 6/6 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 3/4 (75%)
GnP strikes 19/31 (61%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 343 s
Statistics: Kelvin Gastelum
Punches 3/4 (75%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 8/19 (42%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 343 s
Takedowns and GnP. Predictable. Straightforward. But effective. All Askren and his wrestling here.