Post by The Sandmen on Nov 5, 2019 10:32:24 GMT -5
Neither fighter appears to be feeling well today.
Ben Askren looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
B.J. Penn glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
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 Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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Ben Askren and B.J. Penn touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Ben Askren tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
B.J. Penn jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Askren clumsily fails here and it's time for B.J. Penn to fight back!
B.J. tries to grapple
He puts Askren in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Askren grab one of B.J. Penn's arm and tries a Hip Throw
with a twist of his hip Ben Askren throw B.J. to the mat like a ragdoll
B.J. ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Askren is standing while B.J. is on the ground on his back
Ben Askren steps back and allows B.J. to get back to his feet.
B.J. Penn is on his feet again.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
B.J. decides to launch some tentative punches
Ben Askren takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
B.J. Penn swings...
hard impact to Askren's face!
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Askren grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
B.J. struggles... Ben Askren is unable to take him down
Askren grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Ben Askren
Ben Askren is in open guard over B.J.
Askren tries to improve position.
B.J. adjusts and closes his guard.
Ben Askren gets sloppy and B.J. Penn tries to take advantage...
B.J. tries to close his guard around Askren
He is not able to do it
Ben Askren is in open guard over B.J.
Ben Askren pushes B.J. Penn against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Askren jumps and tries to free his leg! B.J. doesn't allow this but Ben Askren is able to get half guard here.
Ben Askren is in half guard over B.J.
Ben Askren storms over B.J. with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Askren doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again B.J.'s face with his elbows!
B.J.'s Left cheek is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on B.J. Penn's Left cheek
Ben Askren is in half guard over B.J.
Ben Askren tries to free his leg...
B.J. rolls on the ground and moves to side mount! Awesome maneuver!
B.J. Penn is in side mount over Ben Askren
Ben Askren attempts to trap B.J. Penn in his guard.
Ben Askren manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
B.J. Penn is in closed guard over Askren
Askren works on the ground with his fingers over B.J.'s face
B.J. shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
B.J. Penn is in closed guard over Askren
B.J. is in closed guard... Askren tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over B.J. Penn!
Ben Askren is in full mount over B.J. Penn
B.J. Penn tries to roll to his side and trap Ben Askren in his guard...
Ben Askren keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Ben Askren is in full mount over B.J. Penn
Askren gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at B.J. Penn! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if B.J. Penn doesn't defend himself!
Ben Askren is in full mount over B.J. Penn
B.J. Penn 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 3:10 in the 1 round
Ben Askren is in full mount over B.J. Penn
B.J. Penn 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.
Ben Askren is in full mount over B.J. Penn
Terrible one sided match... B.J. was not ready to fight a fighter of Ben Askren caliber.
B.J. Penn tries to roll to his side and trap Ben Askren in his guard...
Ben Askren keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Ben Askren is in full mount over B.J. Penn
B.J. tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Askren tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Avanhard Stadium (Pripyat, Ukraine) are cheering for the fighters.
Askren is holding B.J. Penn's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
B.J. Penn shows great balance while pushing away Ben Askren
Askren misses a step and B.J. Penn sees an opportunity to counter him!
B.J. launches a hook to the body
Bang! Askren stops that one with his ribs!
Askren throws a body kick.
Blocked by B.J..
Ben Askren tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
B.J. is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Ben Askren is in open guard over B.J.
Askren tries to move to full mount
Askren's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
B.J. is trying to counter now!
B.J. tries to close his guard around Askren
He succeeds!
Ben Askren is in closed guard over B.J.
Askren delivers a few accurate elbows!
B.J. is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Ben Askren turns out the lights for B.J.! What an astonishing KO by Askren!
Winner is Ben Askren by KO (Elbows) at 4:19 Round 1
Statistics: Ben Askren
Punches 2/3 (67%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 3/6 (50%)
GnP strikes 13/17 (76%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 150 s
Statistics: B.J. Penn
Punches 2/3 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 157 s
Damn. Ben got the wrestles happening. Penn didn't have the defences to anti-Ben the Ben. Both fighters look pale, etc.
Ben Askren looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
B.J. Penn glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
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 Dan Miragliotta.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Ben Askren and B.J. Penn touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Ben Askren tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
B.J. Penn jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Askren clumsily fails here and it's time for B.J. Penn to fight back!
B.J. tries to grapple
He puts Askren in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Askren grab one of B.J. Penn's arm and tries a Hip Throw
with a twist of his hip Ben Askren throw B.J. to the mat like a ragdoll
B.J. ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Askren is standing while B.J. is on the ground on his back
Ben Askren steps back and allows B.J. to get back to his feet.
B.J. Penn is on his feet again.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
B.J. decides to launch some tentative punches
Ben Askren takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
B.J. Penn swings...
hard impact to Askren's face!
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Askren grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
B.J. struggles... Ben Askren is unable to take him down
Askren grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Ben Askren
Ben Askren is in open guard over B.J.
Askren tries to improve position.
B.J. adjusts and closes his guard.
Ben Askren gets sloppy and B.J. Penn tries to take advantage...
B.J. tries to close his guard around Askren
He is not able to do it
Ben Askren is in open guard over B.J.
Ben Askren pushes B.J. Penn against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Askren jumps and tries to free his leg! B.J. doesn't allow this but Ben Askren is able to get half guard here.
Ben Askren is in half guard over B.J.
Ben Askren storms over B.J. with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Askren doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again B.J.'s face with his elbows!
B.J.'s Left cheek is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on B.J. Penn's Left cheek
Ben Askren is in half guard over B.J.
Ben Askren tries to free his leg...
B.J. rolls on the ground and moves to side mount! Awesome maneuver!
B.J. Penn is in side mount over Ben Askren
Ben Askren attempts to trap B.J. Penn in his guard.
Ben Askren manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
B.J. Penn is in closed guard over Askren
Askren works on the ground with his fingers over B.J.'s face
B.J. shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
B.J. Penn is in closed guard over Askren
B.J. is in closed guard... Askren tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over B.J. Penn!
Ben Askren is in full mount over B.J. Penn
B.J. Penn tries to roll to his side and trap Ben Askren in his guard...
Ben Askren keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Ben Askren is in full mount over B.J. Penn
Askren gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at B.J. Penn! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if B.J. Penn doesn't defend himself!
Ben Askren is in full mount over B.J. Penn
B.J. Penn 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 3:10 in the 1 round
Ben Askren is in full mount over B.J. Penn
B.J. Penn 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.
Ben Askren is in full mount over B.J. Penn
Terrible one sided match... B.J. was not ready to fight a fighter of Ben Askren caliber.
B.J. Penn tries to roll to his side and trap Ben Askren in his guard...
Ben Askren keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Ben Askren is in full mount over B.J. Penn
B.J. tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Askren tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Avanhard Stadium (Pripyat, Ukraine) are cheering for the fighters.
Askren is holding B.J. Penn's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
B.J. Penn shows great balance while pushing away Ben Askren
Askren misses a step and B.J. Penn sees an opportunity to counter him!
B.J. launches a hook to the body
Bang! Askren stops that one with his ribs!
Askren throws a body kick.
Blocked by B.J..
Ben Askren tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
B.J. is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Ben Askren is in open guard over B.J.
Askren tries to move to full mount
Askren's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
B.J. is trying to counter now!
B.J. tries to close his guard around Askren
He succeeds!
Ben Askren is in closed guard over B.J.
Askren delivers a few accurate elbows!
B.J. is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Ben Askren turns out the lights for B.J.! What an astonishing KO by Askren!
Winner is Ben Askren by KO (Elbows) at 4:19 Round 1
Statistics: Ben Askren
Punches 2/3 (67%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 3/6 (50%)
GnP strikes 13/17 (76%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 150 s
Statistics: B.J. Penn
Punches 2/3 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 157 s
Damn. Ben got the wrestles happening. Penn didn't have the defences to anti-Ben the Ben. Both fighters look pale, etc.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!