Post by The Sandmen on Sept 30, 2016 8:36:00 GMT -5
Wanderlei Silva looks very relaxed.
Ben Askren is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Ben Askren is going to have a hard fight according to the bets.
Wanderlei Silva comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Ben Askren fakes a move and moves laterally.
Some counter punches against Wanderlei Silva
land while he's on his bicycle.
Askren moves forward looking for some action
Ben Askren shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Askren launches a few hard punches to Wanderlei Silva's ribs!
Wanderlei struggles and protects himself.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Wanderlei Silva!
That one almost breaks Askren's chin! He is knocked down!
Wanderlei is standing while Askren is on the ground on his back
Ben Askren launches an up-kick intended for Wanderlei Silva's head...
Wanderlei leans out of the way.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Wanderlei is standing while Askren is on the ground on his back
Wanderlei launches a kick to Askren's thigh
Loud pop!
Wanderlei is standing while Askren is on the ground on his back
Ben Askren launches an up-kick intended for Wanderlei Silva's head...
It lands flush with Wanderlei Silva's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Wanderlei's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Wanderlei is standing while Askren is on the ground on his back
Wanderlei launches a kick to Askren's thigh
Loud pop!
Wanderlei is standing while Askren is on the ground on his back
Wanderlei Silva creates space and allows Ben Askren to stand up.
Askren climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Askren steps backwards away from Wanderlei Silva. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Askren grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Ben Askren
Crushing shot to Wanderlei's body! He's holding his side
Ben Askren is in open guard over Wanderlei
Askren is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Josh Rosenthal didn't see the foul!
Ben Askren is in open guard over Wanderlei
Ben Askren moves to better his position on the ground...
Ben Askren viciously slams hammer blows to Wanderlei's face!
Wanderlei's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Wanderlei has a small cut in his Forehead
That punishment by Ben Askren has left Wanderlei staggered! Ben Askren should try push forward now and finish this!
Ben Askren is in open guard over Wanderlei
Askren moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Ben Askren is in half guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei Silva 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 3:05 in the 1 round
Ben Askren is in half guard over Wanderlei
Ben Askren tries to pass Wanderlei Silva's guard...
Ben Askren manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Ben Askren is in side mount over Wanderlei Silva
Ben Askren looks to pass to mount...
Askren slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Wanderlei Silva.
Ben Askren is in full mount over Wanderlei Silva
Ben Askren storms over Wanderlei with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Askren doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Wanderlei's face with his elbows!
The ref pulls off Ben Askren! Wanderlei seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Wanderlei's Mouth is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Wanderlei Silva's Mouth
Winner is Ben Askren by TKO (Elbows) at 3:43 Round 1
Statistics: Wanderlei Silva
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 76 s
Statistics: Ben Askren
Punches 2/2 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/5 (20%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 7/9 (78%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 139 s
And there goes my $100! What an upset! Ben Askren is the winner!
Wow. Did not see that coming. But when an Olympic wrestler takes you down...well...don't let an Olympic wrestler take you down, I guess.
Ben Askren is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Ben Askren is going to have a hard fight according to the bets.
Wanderlei Silva comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Ben Askren fakes a move and moves laterally.
Some counter punches against Wanderlei Silva
land while he's on his bicycle.
Askren moves forward looking for some action
Ben Askren shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Askren launches a few hard punches to Wanderlei Silva's ribs!
Wanderlei struggles and protects himself.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Wanderlei Silva!
That one almost breaks Askren's chin! He is knocked down!
Wanderlei is standing while Askren is on the ground on his back
Ben Askren launches an up-kick intended for Wanderlei Silva's head...
Wanderlei leans out of the way.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Wanderlei is standing while Askren is on the ground on his back
Wanderlei launches a kick to Askren's thigh
Loud pop!
Wanderlei is standing while Askren is on the ground on his back
Ben Askren launches an up-kick intended for Wanderlei Silva's head...
It lands flush with Wanderlei Silva's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Wanderlei's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Wanderlei is standing while Askren is on the ground on his back
Wanderlei launches a kick to Askren's thigh
Loud pop!
Wanderlei is standing while Askren is on the ground on his back
Wanderlei Silva creates space and allows Ben Askren to stand up.
Askren climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Askren steps backwards away from Wanderlei Silva. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Askren grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Ben Askren
Crushing shot to Wanderlei's body! He's holding his side
Ben Askren is in open guard over Wanderlei
Askren is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Josh Rosenthal didn't see the foul!
Ben Askren is in open guard over Wanderlei
Ben Askren moves to better his position on the ground...
Ben Askren viciously slams hammer blows to Wanderlei's face!
Wanderlei's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Wanderlei has a small cut in his Forehead
That punishment by Ben Askren has left Wanderlei staggered! Ben Askren should try push forward now and finish this!
Ben Askren is in open guard over Wanderlei
Askren moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Ben Askren is in half guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei Silva 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 3:05 in the 1 round
Ben Askren is in half guard over Wanderlei
Ben Askren tries to pass Wanderlei Silva's guard...
Ben Askren manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Ben Askren is in side mount over Wanderlei Silva
Ben Askren looks to pass to mount...
Askren slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Wanderlei Silva.
Ben Askren is in full mount over Wanderlei Silva
Ben Askren storms over Wanderlei with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Askren doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Wanderlei's face with his elbows!
The ref pulls off Ben Askren! Wanderlei seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Wanderlei's Mouth is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Wanderlei Silva's Mouth
Winner is Ben Askren by TKO (Elbows) at 3:43 Round 1
Statistics: Wanderlei Silva
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 76 s
Statistics: Ben Askren
Punches 2/2 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/5 (20%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 7/9 (78%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 139 s
And there goes my $100! What an upset! Ben Askren is the winner!
Wow. Did not see that coming. But when an Olympic wrestler takes you down...well...don't let an Olympic wrestler take you down, I guess.