Post by The Sandmen on Apr 9, 2017 21:13:11 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Rumble while Steve Mazzagatti 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
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Ben Askren attempts a sweep single...
Ben Askren catches Anthony Johnson's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Askren.
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Rumble
Askren is in closed guard... Rumble tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ben Askren!
Anthony Johnson is in full mount over Ben Askren
Ben Askren tries to roll to his side and trap Anthony Johnson in his guard...
Anthony Johnson rolls him over and takes his back!
Rumble is in rear mount over Askren
Askren tries to move on the ground and shows Anthony Johnson a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Askren uses his forearms to block the impact!
Poorly executed technique. Ben Askren looks to counter!
Askren has Rumble controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Rumble is unable to move under Askren control.
Rumble is in rear mount over Askren
Anthony Johnson aggressively and repeatedly punches Askren.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Askren's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Rumble is in rear mount over Askren
Ben Askren 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 Rumble's moves.
Rumble is in rear mount over Askren
Anthony Johnson slides his arm under Ben Askren's chin and locks in a rear naked choke!
Ben Askren pushes up and slides Anthony Johnson's arm over his chin.
Rumble clumsily fails here and it's time for Ben Askren to fight back!
Askren has Rumble controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Rumble is unable to move under Askren control.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Anthony Johnson is in closed guard over Askren
Anthony Johnson tries to pass Ben Askren's guard...
Anthony Johnson manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Anthony Johnson is in half guard over Askren
Rumble has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Anthony Johnson tries to free his leg
Ben Askren moves fast and both fighters exchange some weak punches while climbing to their feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Ben Askren tries to bring the fight to the ground
Rumble won't budge, forcing Askren to pull guard.
Anthony Johnson is in closed guard over Askren
Rumble is in closed guard... Askren tries to roll on the ground!
Anthony Johnson uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Rumble is trying to counter now!
Anthony Johnson aggressively and repeatedly punches Askren.
Good job by Askren blocking and slipping the blows.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Anthony Johnson is in closed guard over Askren
Rumble is in closed guard... Askren tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Anthony Johnson!
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Ben Askren is in full mount over Anthony Johnson
Anthony Johnson seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Anthony Johnson 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 trying to counter now!
Anthony Johnson tries to roll to his side and trap Ben Askren in his guard...
Anthony Johnson gets his hips out and gets to full guard.
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Rumble
Askren fires a barrage of punches at Rumble's head!
This is bad! Askren is just pounding on Anthony Johnson's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Rumble
Askren tries to escape from closed guard...
Rumble waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Ben Askren! He is reversed and nor Anthony Johnson is on half guard!
Anthony Johnson is in half guard over Askren
Anthony Johnson tries to free his leg
Ben Askren moves fast and both fighters exchange some weak punches while climbing to their feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Askren wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Rumble wants nothing of that and pushes Askren.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Ben Askren attempts a sweep single...
Ben Askren catches Anthony Johnson's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Askren.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Rumble
Askren is in closed guard... Rumble tries to roll on the ground!
Ben Askren uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Anthony Johnson gets sloppy and Ben Askren tries to take advantage...
Ben Askren throws down elbows...
Rumble is not making himself an easy target.
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Rumble
Deep breaths from Anthony Johnson who tries a hammer punch to Askren's ribs.
Askren blocks those punches
Askren is trying to counter now!
Ben Askren fakes some punches
Rumble ties him up.
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Rumble
Ben Askren storms over Rumble with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Anthony Johnson blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Askren misses a step and Anthony Johnson sees an opportunity to counter him!
Askren is in closed guard... Rumble tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ben Askren!
Anthony Johnson is in full mount over Ben Askren
Ben Askren tries to roll to his side and trap Anthony Johnson in his guard...
Anthony Johnson keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Neither fighter's clearly ahead right now.
Anthony Johnson fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Askren blocks that. He made it look easy!
Anthony Johnson gets sloppy and Ben Askren tries to take advantage...
Ben Askren fakes a punch and launches himself over Rumble!
Nice move by Askren who clinches and pushes Rumble against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Anthony Johnson postures up and launches another series of punches!
Askren pushes his opponent forward and blocks most of Anthony Johnson's offensive.
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Rumble and Askren are at the same level nowadays... This match is very interesting because no one knows who will win.
Rumble tries a knee to the midsection...
Ouch! That seems to have landed on Ben Askren's groin! Was that unintentional?
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see that!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Askren launches a few hard punches to Anthony Johnson's ribs!
Rumble struggles and protects himself.
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Rumble wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Ben Askren grapple with Anthony Johnson and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
Rumble manage to maintain his balances and avoid going down
Steve Mazzagatti sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
The clock says 4:55 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
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 2
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Ben Askren attempts a sweep single...
Ben Askren catches Anthony Johnson's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Askren.
Hard blow to Rumble's mid-section, he seems hurt
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Rumble
Ben Askren storms over Rumble with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Askren doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Rumble's face with his elbows!
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Rumble
Askren tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Rumble leans and gets Ben Askren's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Rumble is trying to counter now!
Askren is in closed guard... Rumble tries to roll on the ground!
Ben Askren uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Rumble
Anthony Johnson 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 closed guard over Rumble
Askren is in closed guard... Rumble 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 Rumble
Ben Askren tries to pass Anthony Johnson's guard...
Ben Askren manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Ben Askren is in half guard over Rumble
Anthony Johnson seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Rumble 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.
Anthony Johnson gets sloppy and Ben Askren tries to take advantage...
Ben Askren moves to better his position on the ground...
Ben Askren viciously slams hammer blows to Rumble's face!
There is a small laceration on Anthony Johnson's Forehead
Ben Askren is in half guard over Rumble
Anthony Johnson attempts to move to full guard
Anthony Johnson manages to switch to full guard.
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Rumble
Ben Askren seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Ben Askren tries to better his position on the ground...
Rumble holds Ben Askren's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Rumble
Anthony Johnson doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Anthony Johnson. 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 SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Ben Askren shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Anthony Johnson is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Askren into his guard.
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Rumble
Askren is in closed guard... Rumble tries to roll on the ground!
Ben Askren uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Rumble clumsily fails here and it's time for Ben Askren to fight back!
Askren leans back...
He clobbers Anthony Johnson's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Rumble's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Rumble has a small cut in his Nose
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Rumble
Anthony Johnson 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.
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Rumble
Askren tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Ben Askren fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Ben Askren is in half guard over Rumble
Askren launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Askren is countered by Anthony Johnson.
Rumble is trying to counter now!
Anthony Johnson overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Askren pulls his arm out of danger.
Ben Askren is in half guard over Rumble
Deep breaths from Anthony Johnson who tries a hammer punch to Askren's ribs.
Askren blocks those punches
Anthony Johnson gets sloppy and Ben Askren tries to take advantage...
Ben Askren wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Askren drills Anthony Johnson's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
The clock says 3:10 in the 2 round
Ben Askren is in half guard over Rumble
Askren launches a barrage of elbows over Rumble's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Rumble doesn't fight back!
Ben Askren is in half guard over Rumble
Ben Askren pushes Rumble's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Askren who is in full mount! Rumble is in trouble now!
Ben Askren is in full mount over Anthony Johnson
Askren is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Askren goes for an armbar!
Crippling lock!
That Armbar looks tight...
Anthony Johnson breaks the lock and pushes away Ben Askren, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Ben Askren. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Anthony Johnson tries a hook to the body
and hits Askren's ribs hard
Crushing shot to Askren's body! He's holding his side
Askren fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Anthony Johnson didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 4:10 in the 2 round
Ben Askren is in open guard over Rumble
Anthony Johnson 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.
The clock says 4:20 in the 2 round
Ben Askren is in open guard over Rumble
Ben Askren storms over Rumble with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Askren doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Rumble's face with his elbows!
There is a small laceration on Anthony Johnson's Forehead
Rumble seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Ben Askren is in open guard over Rumble
Ben Askren Sees his opportunity to finish this fight on the ground and swarms all over Anthony Johnson!
Anthony Johnson is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
Rumble seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Ben Askren is in open guard over Rumble
Ben Askren Sees his opportunity to finish this fight on the ground and swarms all over Anthony Johnson!
Anthony Johnson is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
Ben Askren turns out the lights for Rumble! What an astonishing KO by Askren!
Rumble's Forehead is beginning to swell
Rumble has a small cut in his Forehead
Winner is Ben Askren by KO (GnP) at 4:52 Round 2
Statistics: Anthony Johnson
Punches 1/2 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/6 (17%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 6/27 (22%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 413 s
Statistics: Ben Askren
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/4 (0%)
Takedowns 6/7 (86%)
GnP strikes 24/49 (49%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/2 (50%)
Time on the ground 413 s
Anthony had some size and power going for him, but Askren neutralized that with his elite wrestling game.
Ben Askren is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Ben Askren attempts a sweep single...
Ben Askren catches Anthony Johnson's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Askren.
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Rumble
Askren is in closed guard... Rumble tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ben Askren!
Anthony Johnson is in full mount over Ben Askren
Ben Askren tries to roll to his side and trap Anthony Johnson in his guard...
Anthony Johnson rolls him over and takes his back!
Rumble is in rear mount over Askren
Askren tries to move on the ground and shows Anthony Johnson a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Askren uses his forearms to block the impact!
Poorly executed technique. Ben Askren looks to counter!
Askren has Rumble controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Rumble is unable to move under Askren control.
Rumble is in rear mount over Askren
Anthony Johnson aggressively and repeatedly punches Askren.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Askren's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Rumble is in rear mount over Askren
Ben Askren 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 Rumble's moves.
Rumble is in rear mount over Askren
Anthony Johnson slides his arm under Ben Askren's chin and locks in a rear naked choke!
Ben Askren pushes up and slides Anthony Johnson's arm over his chin.
Rumble clumsily fails here and it's time for Ben Askren to fight back!
Askren has Rumble controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Rumble is unable to move under Askren control.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Anthony Johnson is in closed guard over Askren
Anthony Johnson tries to pass Ben Askren's guard...
Anthony Johnson manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Anthony Johnson is in half guard over Askren
Rumble has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Anthony Johnson tries to free his leg
Ben Askren moves fast and both fighters exchange some weak punches while climbing to their feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Ben Askren tries to bring the fight to the ground
Rumble won't budge, forcing Askren to pull guard.
Anthony Johnson is in closed guard over Askren
Rumble is in closed guard... Askren tries to roll on the ground!
Anthony Johnson uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Rumble is trying to counter now!
Anthony Johnson aggressively and repeatedly punches Askren.
Good job by Askren blocking and slipping the blows.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Anthony Johnson is in closed guard over Askren
Rumble is in closed guard... Askren tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Anthony Johnson!
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Ben Askren is in full mount over Anthony Johnson
Anthony Johnson seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Anthony Johnson 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 trying to counter now!
Anthony Johnson tries to roll to his side and trap Ben Askren in his guard...
Anthony Johnson gets his hips out and gets to full guard.
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Rumble
Askren fires a barrage of punches at Rumble's head!
This is bad! Askren is just pounding on Anthony Johnson's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Rumble
Askren tries to escape from closed guard...
Rumble waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Ben Askren! He is reversed and nor Anthony Johnson is on half guard!
Anthony Johnson is in half guard over Askren
Anthony Johnson tries to free his leg
Ben Askren moves fast and both fighters exchange some weak punches while climbing to their feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Askren wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Rumble wants nothing of that and pushes Askren.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Ben Askren attempts a sweep single...
Ben Askren catches Anthony Johnson's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Askren.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Rumble
Askren is in closed guard... Rumble tries to roll on the ground!
Ben Askren uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Anthony Johnson gets sloppy and Ben Askren tries to take advantage...
Ben Askren throws down elbows...
Rumble is not making himself an easy target.
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Rumble
Deep breaths from Anthony Johnson who tries a hammer punch to Askren's ribs.
Askren blocks those punches
Askren is trying to counter now!
Ben Askren fakes some punches
Rumble ties him up.
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Rumble
Ben Askren storms over Rumble with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Anthony Johnson blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Askren misses a step and Anthony Johnson sees an opportunity to counter him!
Askren is in closed guard... Rumble tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ben Askren!
Anthony Johnson is in full mount over Ben Askren
Ben Askren tries to roll to his side and trap Anthony Johnson in his guard...
Anthony Johnson keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Neither fighter's clearly ahead right now.
Anthony Johnson fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Askren blocks that. He made it look easy!
Anthony Johnson gets sloppy and Ben Askren tries to take advantage...
Ben Askren fakes a punch and launches himself over Rumble!
Nice move by Askren who clinches and pushes Rumble against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Anthony Johnson postures up and launches another series of punches!
Askren pushes his opponent forward and blocks most of Anthony Johnson's offensive.
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Rumble and Askren are at the same level nowadays... This match is very interesting because no one knows who will win.
Rumble tries a knee to the midsection...
Ouch! That seems to have landed on Ben Askren's groin! Was that unintentional?
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see that!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Askren launches a few hard punches to Anthony Johnson's ribs!
Rumble struggles and protects himself.
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Rumble wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Ben Askren grapple with Anthony Johnson and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
Rumble manage to maintain his balances and avoid going down
Steve Mazzagatti sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
The clock says 4:55 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
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 2
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Ben Askren attempts a sweep single...
Ben Askren catches Anthony Johnson's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Askren.
Hard blow to Rumble's mid-section, he seems hurt
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Rumble
Ben Askren storms over Rumble with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Askren doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Rumble's face with his elbows!
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Rumble
Askren tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Rumble leans and gets Ben Askren's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Rumble is trying to counter now!
Askren is in closed guard... Rumble tries to roll on the ground!
Ben Askren uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Rumble
Anthony Johnson 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 closed guard over Rumble
Askren is in closed guard... Rumble 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 Rumble
Ben Askren tries to pass Anthony Johnson's guard...
Ben Askren manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Ben Askren is in half guard over Rumble
Anthony Johnson seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Rumble 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.
Anthony Johnson gets sloppy and Ben Askren tries to take advantage...
Ben Askren moves to better his position on the ground...
Ben Askren viciously slams hammer blows to Rumble's face!
There is a small laceration on Anthony Johnson's Forehead
Ben Askren is in half guard over Rumble
Anthony Johnson attempts to move to full guard
Anthony Johnson manages to switch to full guard.
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Rumble
Ben Askren seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Ben Askren tries to better his position on the ground...
Rumble holds Ben Askren's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Rumble
Anthony Johnson doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Anthony Johnson. 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 SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Ben Askren shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Anthony Johnson is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Askren into his guard.
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Rumble
Askren is in closed guard... Rumble tries to roll on the ground!
Ben Askren uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Rumble clumsily fails here and it's time for Ben Askren to fight back!
Askren leans back...
He clobbers Anthony Johnson's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Rumble's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Rumble has a small cut in his Nose
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Rumble
Anthony Johnson 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.
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Rumble
Askren tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Ben Askren fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Ben Askren is in half guard over Rumble
Askren launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Askren is countered by Anthony Johnson.
Rumble is trying to counter now!
Anthony Johnson overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Askren pulls his arm out of danger.
Ben Askren is in half guard over Rumble
Deep breaths from Anthony Johnson who tries a hammer punch to Askren's ribs.
Askren blocks those punches
Anthony Johnson gets sloppy and Ben Askren tries to take advantage...
Ben Askren wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Askren drills Anthony Johnson's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
The clock says 3:10 in the 2 round
Ben Askren is in half guard over Rumble
Askren launches a barrage of elbows over Rumble's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Rumble doesn't fight back!
Ben Askren is in half guard over Rumble
Ben Askren pushes Rumble's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Askren who is in full mount! Rumble is in trouble now!
Ben Askren is in full mount over Anthony Johnson
Askren is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Askren goes for an armbar!
Crippling lock!
That Armbar looks tight...
Anthony Johnson breaks the lock and pushes away Ben Askren, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Ben Askren. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Anthony Johnson tries a hook to the body
and hits Askren's ribs hard
Crushing shot to Askren's body! He's holding his side
Askren fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Anthony Johnson didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 4:10 in the 2 round
Ben Askren is in open guard over Rumble
Anthony Johnson 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.
The clock says 4:20 in the 2 round
Ben Askren is in open guard over Rumble
Ben Askren storms over Rumble with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Askren doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Rumble's face with his elbows!
There is a small laceration on Anthony Johnson's Forehead
Rumble seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Ben Askren is in open guard over Rumble
Ben Askren Sees his opportunity to finish this fight on the ground and swarms all over Anthony Johnson!
Anthony Johnson is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
Rumble seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Ben Askren is in open guard over Rumble
Ben Askren Sees his opportunity to finish this fight on the ground and swarms all over Anthony Johnson!
Anthony Johnson is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
Ben Askren turns out the lights for Rumble! What an astonishing KO by Askren!
Rumble's Forehead is beginning to swell
Rumble has a small cut in his Forehead
Winner is Ben Askren by KO (GnP) at 4:52 Round 2
Statistics: Anthony Johnson
Punches 1/2 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/6 (17%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 6/27 (22%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 413 s
Statistics: Ben Askren
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/4 (0%)
Takedowns 6/7 (86%)
GnP strikes 24/49 (49%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/2 (50%)
Time on the ground 413 s
Anthony had some size and power going for him, but Askren neutralized that with his elite wrestling game.