Post by The Sandmen on Aug 27, 2017 21:20:42 GMT -5
Ben Askren is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Nick Diaz looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Ben Askren is the favourite by the betting sites on internet.
Nick Diaz comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Nick Diaz launches a rapid series of punches
taking Askren from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Ben Askren tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Diaz is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Ben Askren is in open guard over Diaz
Diaz tries to close his guard around Askren
He is not able to do it
Ben Askren is in open guard over Diaz
Ben Askren pushes Nick Diaz against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Nick Diaz struggles not allowing Ben Askren improve his position.
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Ben Askren is in open guard over Diaz
Nick Diaz gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Askren spins out, but Nick Diaz was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Askren is too good and managed to back out of danger.
Askren tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Askren cartwheels towards Diaz!
He lands in side mount over a surprised Nick Diaz.
Ben Askren is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz attempts to trap Ben Askren in his guard.
Nick Diaz manages to switch to full guard.
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Diaz
Askren delivers a few accurate elbows!
Diaz is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
There is a small laceration on Nick Diaz's Left eye
Askren is in rear mount over Diaz
Diaz has Askren controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Diaz manages to escape from that position and climb to his feet along Askren
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Askren is holding Nick Diaz's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Nick Diaz loses balance and goes to the ground.
Ben Askren is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Diaz tries to show some ground skills
Nick Diaz put Askren in half guard.
Ben Askren is in half guard over Diaz
Nick Diaz sits up and gets an arm around Askren's neck!
Askren pushes Nick Diaz back to the ground.
Ben Askren is in half guard over Diaz
Ben Askren tries to free his leg...
Diaz rolls on the ground and moves to side mount! Awesome maneuver!
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Nick Diaz is in side mount over Ben Askren
Nick Diaz looks to pass to mount...
Askren creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Nick Diaz fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Askren's chin
Askren looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Nick Diaz's punches
Diaz is on the receiving end of a great combo by Askren.
Ben Askren goes with a looping right hand while Nick Diaz jumps back and jabs
Askren only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Diaz showing excellent timing, blasts Ben Askren with a right hand.
Askren steps backwards and the punch goes wide.
Poorly executed technique. Ben Askren looks to counter!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Ben Askren!
Diaz ducks under...
Diaz feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
Askren avoids a dangerous strike from Diaz
and counters with a solid straight!
Ben Askren takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Nick Diaz throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Askren's chin! That stops Askren in his tracks!
Askren jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Ben Askren pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Diaz doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Ben Askren embrace and tries to move away...
Ben Askren pushes Diaz forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Nick Diaz postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Askren hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
Askren ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Diaz pushes Ben Askren againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Askren cannot escape Nick Diaz's clinch! Nick Diaz is just brutalizing Askren with punches time and time again!
The fighters are clinching.
Askren launches a few hard punches to Nick Diaz's ribs!
Nick Diaz's ribs shows the damage! Ben Askren is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Askren and Nick Diaz are cliched up against the cage. Askren steps for a throw
Nick Diaz is flat on his back. great Judo technique shown!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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Not a desiderable position that Askren is in now. Nick Diaz is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Nick Diaz goes with a looping right hand while Ben Askren jumps back and jabs
Askren seems staggered and Nick Diaz runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Askren goes to the body...
He punishes Diaz's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Nice punches from Nick Diaz.
Askren staggers backwards. Diaz wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Diaz wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Askren wants nothing of that and pushes Diaz.
Diaz clumsily fails here and it's time for Ben Askren to fight back!
Askren jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Ben Askren pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Diaz tries to take Ben Askren to the ground from the clinch...
Nicely done! Askren is with is back on the ground now.
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Askren
Askren tries to close his guard around Diaz
He is not able to do it
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Askren
Ben Askren launches a few punches to Diaz's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Diaz tries to cover his face,
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Askren
Nick Diaz tries to finish with a leg lock!
Askren hyper-extended his left leg
Crippling lock!
Punishing hold!
Askren is able to break the lock.
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Askren
Ben Askren launches a few punches to Diaz's cheek from the guard.
Nick Diaz uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Ben Askren gets sloppy and Nick Diaz tries to take advantage...
Diaz moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Nick Diaz is in half guard over Askren
Askren measures the resilience of Diaz's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Diaz blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Nick Diaz is in half guard over Askren
Diaz tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Askren from the side mount!
Nick Diaz is in side mount over Ben Askren
Ben Askren attempts to trap Nick Diaz in his guard.
Nick Diaz keeps control and remains in side mount.
Nick Diaz is in side mount over Ben Askren
Askren measures the resilience of Diaz's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Diaz's side.
Nick Diaz is in side mount over Ben Askren
Diaz shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Askren pushes Nick Diaz forward against his back and breaks the lock!
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Diaz
Askren is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Herb Dean has seen that!
Herb Dean takes away one point from Ben Askren for headbutt.
Herb Dean halts the fight to give Diaz time to recover. Nick Diaz seems to be ready to fight again. 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.
Diaz throws a low kick
He switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
Askren tries to grapple
He puts Diaz in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Askren tries to take Nick Diaz down... Diaz stumbles backwards and Ben Askren launches a few punches...
Nick Diaz dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Nick Diaz just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Askren may be in trouble!
Askren's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Diaz wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Ben Askren pushes away Diaz trying to keep the fight at striking range
Diaz doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Ben Askren
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Askren tries to take Nick Diaz down... Diaz stumbles backwards and Ben Askren launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Diaz's jaw!
The clock says 3:50 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Diaz pushes off of Ben Askren and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Askren stumbles backwards but Nick Diaz chases him and continues the rain of blows!
The clock says 4:00 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Askren and Nick Diaz are cliched up against the cage. Askren hammers Diaz face and hooks Diaz leg
Diaz stays on his feet and fights off the trip
Herb Dean separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Nice punch by Ben Askren
that nearly tags Diaz.
Askren clumsily fails here and it's time for Nick Diaz to fight back!
Nick Diaz tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Ben Askren jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Diaz fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Ben Askren didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Askren
Diaz is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Askren's ribs.
Askren is noticing that and his face shows the pain.
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Askren
Ben Askren launches a few punches to Diaz's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Diaz tries to cover his face,
Diaz's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Askren
Diaz tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Herb Dean separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 3
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Brilliant combination from Nick Diaz
that forces Askren to try and defend better.
Diaz looks to be in very good shape.
Askren throws a lazy kick
Diaz dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
Incredible haymaker from Nick Diaz!
You can see Ben Askren's head being snapped backwards!
The clock says 0:45 in the 3 round
Several good body shots
land on Askren.
Crushing shot to Askren's body! He's holding his side
Nick Diaz tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Solid low kick from Nick Diaz.
For sure, that had to hurt!
Nick Diaz chases Askren and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Askren steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
Herb Dean is asking Askren to defend himself! Herb Dean jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Askren.
Winner is Nick Diaz by TKO (Punches) at 1:20 Round 3
Statistics: Ben Askren
Punches 6/13 (46%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 5/11 (45%)
Takedowns 2/4 (50%)
GnP strikes 10/19 (53%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 244 s
Statistics: Nick Diaz
Punches 41/51 (80%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 11/15 (73%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 2/2 (100%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 244 s
It’s funny because I said (privately, I believe) that Bulldozers had a better team for this challenge, but he had a lot of flakey, flukey fighters who would randomly not show up sometimes, and if that happened during this challenge, that would be his downfall. We are only a few fights in, so I am only talking about this specific fight, but what Askren did here was EXACTLY what I was talking about. A should-be gimme fight, he shows up, shits the bed, and loses a very winnable fight. Ouch. Will it cost his team in the big picture? We will see!
Nick Diaz looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Ben Askren is the favourite by the betting sites on internet.
Nick Diaz comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Nick Diaz launches a rapid series of punches
taking Askren from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Ben Askren tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Diaz is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Ben Askren is in open guard over Diaz
Diaz tries to close his guard around Askren
He is not able to do it
Ben Askren is in open guard over Diaz
Ben Askren pushes Nick Diaz against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Nick Diaz struggles not allowing Ben Askren improve his position.
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Ben Askren is in open guard over Diaz
Nick Diaz gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Askren spins out, but Nick Diaz was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Askren is too good and managed to back out of danger.
Askren tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Askren cartwheels towards Diaz!
He lands in side mount over a surprised Nick Diaz.
Ben Askren is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz attempts to trap Ben Askren in his guard.
Nick Diaz manages to switch to full guard.
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Diaz
Askren delivers a few accurate elbows!
Diaz is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
There is a small laceration on Nick Diaz's Left eye
Askren is in rear mount over Diaz
Diaz has Askren controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Diaz manages to escape from that position and climb to his feet along Askren
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Askren is holding Nick Diaz's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Nick Diaz loses balance and goes to the ground.
Ben Askren is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Diaz tries to show some ground skills
Nick Diaz put Askren in half guard.
Ben Askren is in half guard over Diaz
Nick Diaz sits up and gets an arm around Askren's neck!
Askren pushes Nick Diaz back to the ground.
Ben Askren is in half guard over Diaz
Ben Askren tries to free his leg...
Diaz rolls on the ground and moves to side mount! Awesome maneuver!
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Nick Diaz is in side mount over Ben Askren
Nick Diaz looks to pass to mount...
Askren creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Nick Diaz fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Askren's chin
Askren looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Nick Diaz's punches
Diaz is on the receiving end of a great combo by Askren.
Ben Askren goes with a looping right hand while Nick Diaz jumps back and jabs
Askren only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Diaz showing excellent timing, blasts Ben Askren with a right hand.
Askren steps backwards and the punch goes wide.
Poorly executed technique. Ben Askren looks to counter!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Ben Askren!
Diaz ducks under...
Diaz feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
Askren avoids a dangerous strike from Diaz
and counters with a solid straight!
Ben Askren takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Nick Diaz throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Askren's chin! That stops Askren in his tracks!
Askren jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Ben Askren pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Diaz doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Ben Askren embrace and tries to move away...
Ben Askren pushes Diaz forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Nick Diaz postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Askren hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
Askren ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Diaz pushes Ben Askren againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Askren cannot escape Nick Diaz's clinch! Nick Diaz is just brutalizing Askren with punches time and time again!
The fighters are clinching.
Askren launches a few hard punches to Nick Diaz's ribs!
Nick Diaz's ribs shows the damage! Ben Askren is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Askren and Nick Diaz are cliched up against the cage. Askren steps for a throw
Nick Diaz is flat on his back. great Judo technique shown!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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Not a desiderable position that Askren is in now. Nick Diaz is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Nick Diaz goes with a looping right hand while Ben Askren jumps back and jabs
Askren seems staggered and Nick Diaz runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Askren goes to the body...
He punishes Diaz's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Nice punches from Nick Diaz.
Askren staggers backwards. Diaz wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Diaz wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Askren wants nothing of that and pushes Diaz.
Diaz clumsily fails here and it's time for Ben Askren to fight back!
Askren jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Ben Askren pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Diaz tries to take Ben Askren to the ground from the clinch...
Nicely done! Askren is with is back on the ground now.
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Askren
Askren tries to close his guard around Diaz
He is not able to do it
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Askren
Ben Askren launches a few punches to Diaz's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Diaz tries to cover his face,
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Askren
Nick Diaz tries to finish with a leg lock!
Askren hyper-extended his left leg
Crippling lock!
Punishing hold!
Askren is able to break the lock.
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Askren
Ben Askren launches a few punches to Diaz's cheek from the guard.
Nick Diaz uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Ben Askren gets sloppy and Nick Diaz tries to take advantage...
Diaz moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Nick Diaz is in half guard over Askren
Askren measures the resilience of Diaz's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Diaz blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Nick Diaz is in half guard over Askren
Diaz tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Askren from the side mount!
Nick Diaz is in side mount over Ben Askren
Ben Askren attempts to trap Nick Diaz in his guard.
Nick Diaz keeps control and remains in side mount.
Nick Diaz is in side mount over Ben Askren
Askren measures the resilience of Diaz's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Diaz's side.
Nick Diaz is in side mount over Ben Askren
Diaz shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Askren pushes Nick Diaz forward against his back and breaks the lock!
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Diaz
Askren is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Herb Dean has seen that!
Herb Dean takes away one point from Ben Askren for headbutt.
Herb Dean halts the fight to give Diaz time to recover. Nick Diaz seems to be ready to fight again. 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.
Diaz throws a low kick
He switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
Askren tries to grapple
He puts Diaz in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Askren tries to take Nick Diaz down... Diaz stumbles backwards and Ben Askren launches a few punches...
Nick Diaz dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Nick Diaz just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Askren may be in trouble!
Askren's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Diaz wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Ben Askren pushes away Diaz trying to keep the fight at striking range
Diaz doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Ben Askren
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Askren tries to take Nick Diaz down... Diaz stumbles backwards and Ben Askren launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Diaz's jaw!
The clock says 3:50 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Diaz pushes off of Ben Askren and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Askren stumbles backwards but Nick Diaz chases him and continues the rain of blows!
The clock says 4:00 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Askren and Nick Diaz are cliched up against the cage. Askren hammers Diaz face and hooks Diaz leg
Diaz stays on his feet and fights off the trip
Herb Dean separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Nice punch by Ben Askren
that nearly tags Diaz.
Askren clumsily fails here and it's time for Nick Diaz to fight back!
Nick Diaz tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Ben Askren jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Diaz fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Ben Askren didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Askren
Diaz is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Askren's ribs.
Askren is noticing that and his face shows the pain.
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Askren
Ben Askren launches a few punches to Diaz's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Diaz tries to cover his face,
Diaz's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Askren
Diaz tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Herb Dean separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 3
=========================================
Brilliant combination from Nick Diaz
that forces Askren to try and defend better.
Diaz looks to be in very good shape.
Askren throws a lazy kick
Diaz dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
Incredible haymaker from Nick Diaz!
You can see Ben Askren's head being snapped backwards!
The clock says 0:45 in the 3 round
Several good body shots
land on Askren.
Crushing shot to Askren's body! He's holding his side
Nick Diaz tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Solid low kick from Nick Diaz.
For sure, that had to hurt!
Nick Diaz chases Askren and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Askren steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
Herb Dean is asking Askren to defend himself! Herb Dean jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Askren.
Winner is Nick Diaz by TKO (Punches) at 1:20 Round 3
Statistics: Ben Askren
Punches 6/13 (46%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 5/11 (45%)
Takedowns 2/4 (50%)
GnP strikes 10/19 (53%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 244 s
Statistics: Nick Diaz
Punches 41/51 (80%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 11/15 (73%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 2/2 (100%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 244 s
It’s funny because I said (privately, I believe) that Bulldozers had a better team for this challenge, but he had a lot of flakey, flukey fighters who would randomly not show up sometimes, and if that happened during this challenge, that would be his downfall. We are only a few fights in, so I am only talking about this specific fight, but what Askren did here was EXACTLY what I was talking about. A should-be gimme fight, he shows up, shits the bed, and loses a very winnable fight. Ouch. Will it cost his team in the big picture? We will see!
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!