Post by The Sandmen on Jan 7, 2019 10:01:33 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Askren while John McCarthy recites the rules.
Wanderlei Silva raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Askren is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. He will have to do his best to score a win.
Wanderlei Silva comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Brutal-looking high kick from Wanderlei Silva!
Askren dodges!
Wanderlei Silva throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
Wanderlei Silva tries to bring the fight to the ground
Askren goes down.
Wanderlei Silva is in open guard over Askren
Wanderlei moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Poorly executed technique. Ben Askren looks to counter!
Askren measures the resilience of Wanderlei's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Wanderlei blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Wanderlei Silva is in open guard over Askren
Wanderlei Silva aggressively and repeatedly punches Askren.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Askren has a small cut in his Left cheek
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Wanderlei Silva is in open guard over Askren
Askren tries to close his guard around Wanderlei
He is not able to do it
Wanderlei Silva is in open guard over Askren
Askren measures the resilience of Wanderlei's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Wanderlei blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Wanderlei Silva is in open guard over Askren
Ben Askren launches a few punches to Wanderlei's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Wanderlei tries to cover his face,
Wanderlei has a small cut in his Left cheek
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Wanderlei Silva is in open guard over Askren
Wanderlei Silva aggressively and repeatedly punches Askren.
Good job by Askren blocking and slipping the blows.
Wanderlei Silva is in open guard over Askren
Body shots by Wanderlei Silva
Askren covers up.
Wanderlei Silva is in open guard over Askren
Ben Askren launches a few punches to Wanderlei's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Wanderlei tries to cover his face,
Wanderlei Silva is in open guard over Askren
Wanderlei moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
Wanderlei Silva is in open guard over Askren
Wanderlei tries to open up Ben Askren's defense faking a few punches.
Ben Askren wraps his arms around Wanderlei's arms and counters the punches.
Wanderlei misses a step and Ben Askren sees an opportunity to counter him!
Askren tries to close his guard around Wanderlei
He is not able to do it
Wanderlei Silva is in open guard over Askren
Ben Askren launches a few punches to Wanderlei's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Wanderlei tries to cover his face,
Wanderlei Silva is in open guard over Askren
Askren tries to close his guard around Wanderlei
He is not able to do it
Wanderlei Silva is in open guard over Askren
Wanderlei Silva pushes Ben Askren against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Wanderlei jumps and tries to free his leg! Askren doesn't allow this but Wanderlei Silva is able to get half guard here.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Wanderlei Silva is in half guard over Askren
Ben Askren launches a few punches to Wanderlei's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Wanderlei tries to cover his face,
Wanderlei's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Wanderlei Silva is in half guard over Askren
Ben Askren launches a few punches to Wanderlei's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Wanderlei tries to cover his face,
Wanderlei Silva is in half guard over Askren
Ben Askren tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Poorly executed technique. Wanderlei Silva looks to counter!
Wanderlei Silva positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Askren's abdomen
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Ben Askren
Askren is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
John McCarthy saw it!
John McCarthy takes away one point from Ben Askren for headbutt.
John McCarthy allows Wanderlei time to recover... 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 The O2 Arena (London, England) are cheering for the fighters.
Askren looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Wanderlei Silva's punches
Askren measures the resilience of Wanderlei's chin with an uppercut while Wanderlei lands some great crosses.
Askren grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Ben Askren
Hard blow to Wanderlei's mid-section, he seems hurt
Ben Askren is in open guard over Wanderlei
Deep breaths from Wanderlei Silva who tries a hammer punch to Askren's ribs.
Askren blocks those punches
Ben Askren is in open guard over Wanderlei
Ben Askren pushes Wanderlei Silva against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Askren jumps and tries to free his leg! Wanderlei doesn't allow this but Ben Askren is able to get half guard here.
Ben Askren is in half guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei Silva 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.
Wanderlei clumsily fails here and it's time for Ben Askren to fight back!
Askren launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Wanderlei Silva rolls over himself and stands up while Ben Askren rolls on his back.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Wanderlei Silva. 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 The O2 Arena (London, England) are cheering for the fighters.
Askren fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Wanderlei sprawls and remains on his feet.
Wanderlei is trying to counter now!
Wanderlei Silva tries a high kick!
Askren blocks. Wow, that could have finished this match.
Wanderlei Silva fakes a punch and launches himself over Askren!
Ben Askren is smart enough to avoid the clinch game by Wanderlei and pushes him away!
Askren fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Wanderlei Silva didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Hard blow to Wanderlei's mid-section, he seems hurt
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
You have to give that round to Wanderlei Silva.
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Round 2
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Askren follows Wanderlei Silva
only to get counter punched in a big way! Askren needs to stop playing Wanderlei Silva's game or he'll get knocked out!
Askren's Left cheek is beginning to swell
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Ben Askren tries to bring the fight to the ground
Wanderlei goes down.
Hard blow to Wanderlei's mid-section, he seems hurt
Ben Askren is in open guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei tries to close his guard around Askren
He is not able to do it
Ben Askren is in open guard over Wanderlei
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!
Ben Askren is in open guard over Wanderlei
Askren delivers a few accurate elbows!
Wanderlei is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
That brutal impact left Wanderlei laid out on the mat! Ben Askren's corner come in to congratulate him!
Winner is Ben Askren by KO (Elbows) at 1:01 Round 2
Statistics: Ben Askren
Punches 1/1 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 3/4 (75%)
GnP strikes 18/31 (58%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 233 s
Statistics: Wanderlei Silva
Punches 4/5 (80%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 6/24 (25%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 233 s
And there goes my $100! What an upset! Ben Askren is the winner!
Askren had his wrestle-way with Wanderlei.
Wanderlei Silva raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Askren is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. He will have to do his best to score a win.
Wanderlei Silva comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Brutal-looking high kick from Wanderlei Silva!
Askren dodges!
Wanderlei Silva throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
Wanderlei Silva tries to bring the fight to the ground
Askren goes down.
Wanderlei Silva is in open guard over Askren
Wanderlei moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Poorly executed technique. Ben Askren looks to counter!
Askren measures the resilience of Wanderlei's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Wanderlei blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Wanderlei Silva is in open guard over Askren
Wanderlei Silva aggressively and repeatedly punches Askren.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Askren has a small cut in his Left cheek
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Wanderlei Silva is in open guard over Askren
Askren tries to close his guard around Wanderlei
He is not able to do it
Wanderlei Silva is in open guard over Askren
Askren measures the resilience of Wanderlei's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Wanderlei blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Wanderlei Silva is in open guard over Askren
Ben Askren launches a few punches to Wanderlei's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Wanderlei tries to cover his face,
Wanderlei has a small cut in his Left cheek
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Wanderlei Silva is in open guard over Askren
Wanderlei Silva aggressively and repeatedly punches Askren.
Good job by Askren blocking and slipping the blows.
Wanderlei Silva is in open guard over Askren
Body shots by Wanderlei Silva
Askren covers up.
Wanderlei Silva is in open guard over Askren
Ben Askren launches a few punches to Wanderlei's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Wanderlei tries to cover his face,
Wanderlei Silva is in open guard over Askren
Wanderlei moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
Wanderlei Silva is in open guard over Askren
Wanderlei tries to open up Ben Askren's defense faking a few punches.
Ben Askren wraps his arms around Wanderlei's arms and counters the punches.
Wanderlei misses a step and Ben Askren sees an opportunity to counter him!
Askren tries to close his guard around Wanderlei
He is not able to do it
Wanderlei Silva is in open guard over Askren
Ben Askren launches a few punches to Wanderlei's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Wanderlei tries to cover his face,
Wanderlei Silva is in open guard over Askren
Askren tries to close his guard around Wanderlei
He is not able to do it
Wanderlei Silva is in open guard over Askren
Wanderlei Silva pushes Ben Askren against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Wanderlei jumps and tries to free his leg! Askren doesn't allow this but Wanderlei Silva is able to get half guard here.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Wanderlei Silva is in half guard over Askren
Ben Askren launches a few punches to Wanderlei's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Wanderlei tries to cover his face,
Wanderlei's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Wanderlei Silva is in half guard over Askren
Ben Askren launches a few punches to Wanderlei's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Wanderlei tries to cover his face,
Wanderlei Silva is in half guard over Askren
Ben Askren tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Poorly executed technique. Wanderlei Silva looks to counter!
Wanderlei Silva positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Askren's abdomen
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Ben Askren
Askren is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
John McCarthy saw it!
John McCarthy takes away one point from Ben Askren for headbutt.
John McCarthy allows Wanderlei time to recover... 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 The O2 Arena (London, England) are cheering for the fighters.
Askren looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Wanderlei Silva's punches
Askren measures the resilience of Wanderlei's chin with an uppercut while Wanderlei lands some great crosses.
Askren grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Ben Askren
Hard blow to Wanderlei's mid-section, he seems hurt
Ben Askren is in open guard over Wanderlei
Deep breaths from Wanderlei Silva who tries a hammer punch to Askren's ribs.
Askren blocks those punches
Ben Askren is in open guard over Wanderlei
Ben Askren pushes Wanderlei Silva against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Askren jumps and tries to free his leg! Wanderlei doesn't allow this but Ben Askren is able to get half guard here.
Ben Askren is in half guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei Silva 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.
Wanderlei clumsily fails here and it's time for Ben Askren to fight back!
Askren launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Wanderlei Silva rolls over himself and stands up while Ben Askren rolls on his back.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Wanderlei Silva. 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 The O2 Arena (London, England) are cheering for the fighters.
Askren fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Wanderlei sprawls and remains on his feet.
Wanderlei is trying to counter now!
Wanderlei Silva tries a high kick!
Askren blocks. Wow, that could have finished this match.
Wanderlei Silva fakes a punch and launches himself over Askren!
Ben Askren is smart enough to avoid the clinch game by Wanderlei and pushes him away!
Askren fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Wanderlei Silva didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Hard blow to Wanderlei's mid-section, he seems hurt
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
You have to give that round to Wanderlei Silva.
=========================================
Round 2
=========================================
Askren follows Wanderlei Silva
only to get counter punched in a big way! Askren needs to stop playing Wanderlei Silva's game or he'll get knocked out!
Askren's Left cheek is beginning to swell
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Ben Askren tries to bring the fight to the ground
Wanderlei goes down.
Hard blow to Wanderlei's mid-section, he seems hurt
Ben Askren is in open guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei tries to close his guard around Askren
He is not able to do it
Ben Askren is in open guard over Wanderlei
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!
Ben Askren is in open guard over Wanderlei
Askren delivers a few accurate elbows!
Wanderlei is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
That brutal impact left Wanderlei laid out on the mat! Ben Askren's corner come in to congratulate him!
Winner is Ben Askren by KO (Elbows) at 1:01 Round 2
Statistics: Ben Askren
Punches 1/1 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 3/4 (75%)
GnP strikes 18/31 (58%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 233 s
Statistics: Wanderlei Silva
Punches 4/5 (80%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 6/24 (25%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 233 s
And there goes my $100! What an upset! Ben Askren is the winner!
Askren had his wrestle-way with Wanderlei.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!