Post by The Sandmen on Dec 20, 2013 14:32:34 GMT -5
Ben Askren is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
Wanderlei Silva looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Wanderlei Silva is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
Wanderlei Silva comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Wanderlei shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Wanderlei jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Askren sees what was coming and ducks under his opponent and moves aside
Askren decides to launch some tentative punches
Wanderlei Silva takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Ben Askren tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Ben Askren who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
Wanderlei tries to take Ben Askren down... Askren stumbles backwards and Wanderlei Silva launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Askren's jaw!
Ben Askren tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Askren circles out and slips free of Wanderlei Silva's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
The two exchange wildly
Wanderlei is connecting with a few punches
Wanderlei Silva throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
Askren fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Wanderlei sprawls and remains on his feet.
Askren fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Wanderlei sprawls and remains on his feet.
Ben Askren gets sloppy and Wanderlei Silva tries to take advantage...
Wanderlei Silva steps forward and fires a high kick!
Askren blocks decisively, as if to say, "No KO for me, thanks!"
Askren grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Ben Askren
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Ben Askren is in open guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei tries to move on the ground and shows Ben Askren a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Wanderlei's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Dan Miragliotta knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Ben Askren is in open guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei Silva 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 open guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei Silva launches a few punches to Askren's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Askren tries to cover his face,
Askren has a small cut in his Left cheek
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Ben Askren is in open guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei tries to close his guard around Askren
He succeeds!
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Wanderlei
Askren launches a barrage of elbows over Wanderlei's face!
Wanderlei Silva blocks the elbows and tries to cool down the fight.
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei measures the resilience of Askren's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Askren's side.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Wanderlei
Askren positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Wanderlei's being punished here!
Ben Askren is in closed 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!
Wanderlei's Right eye is beginning to swell
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Wanderlei
Ben Askren tries to pass Wanderlei Silva's guard...
Ben Askren manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Ben Askren is in half guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei Silva attempts to move to full guard
Wanderlei Silva manages to switch to full guard.
Ben Askren is in open guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei tries to close his guard around Askren
He succeeds!
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Wanderlei
Ben Askren tries to pass Wanderlei Silva's guard...
Ben Askren passes momentarily but Wanderlei Silva regains full guard.
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei tries to move on the ground and shows Ben Askren a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Wanderlei's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Dan Miragliotta knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Wanderlei
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Askren's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Wanderlei
Wanderlei measures the resilience of Askren's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Askren's side.
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Wanderlei
Ben Askren tries to open Wanderlei's guard...
Wanderlei breaks the lock and covers himself from Askren's punches
Wanderlei is trying to counter now!
Askren is in closed guard... Wanderlei tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ben Askren!
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?
Dan Miragliotta didn't see that!
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Ben Askren
Wanderlei Silva 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
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Wanderlei Silva. 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.
Ben Askren tries to bring the fight to the ground
Wanderlei goes down.
Ben Askren is in open guard over Wanderlei
Askren is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Wanderlei Silva, who is barely covering up!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 2
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Ben Askren tries to bring the fight to the ground
Wanderlei goes down.
Ben Askren is in open guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei tries to close his guard around Askren
He succeeds!
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Askren is in closed guard... Wanderlei tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ben Askren!
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Ben Askren
Askren measures the resilience of Wanderlei's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Wanderlei's side.
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Ben 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 bruised after the punishement he's received!
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Ben Askren
Ben Askren tries to roll to his side and trap Wanderlei Silva in his guard...
Wanderlei Silva keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Ben Askren
Wanderlei Silva 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
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 Wanderlei's moves.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Wanderlei Silva. 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.
Lightning fast low kick from Wanderlei!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
Askren hyper-extended his leg
Wanderlei launches a furious low kick!
Askren receives a hard blow on his right leg!
Askren hyper-extended his leg
Wanderlei begins to launch a barrage of punches over Askren
this is getting worse and worse for Askren
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough! The fight is over! Askren was not intelligently defending himself!
Askren's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Askren has a small cut in his Mouth
Winner is Wanderlei Silva by TKO (Punches) at 1:58 Round 2
Statistics: Ben Askren
Punches 0/4 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 3/5 (60%)
GnP strikes 17/32 (53%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 249 s
Statistics: Wanderlei Silva
Punches 10/14 (71%)
Kicks 2/3 (67%)
Clinch strikes 1/3 (33%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 8/10 (80%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 249 s
Holy hell. Askren did A LOT better than I thought here. His takedown and GnP game is LEGIT, and he did massive damage on the tough-as-fuck Wanderlei. But Wanderlei is beyond a beast standing up now, and made up for the Askren-wrestling by Wanderlei punching the piss out of poor Ben. I really enjoyed this fight too. SHaping up to be a legendary card!
Wanderlei Silva looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Wanderlei Silva is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
Wanderlei Silva comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Wanderlei shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Wanderlei jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Askren sees what was coming and ducks under his opponent and moves aside
Askren decides to launch some tentative punches
Wanderlei Silva takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Ben Askren tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Ben Askren who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
Wanderlei tries to take Ben Askren down... Askren stumbles backwards and Wanderlei Silva launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Askren's jaw!
Ben Askren tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Askren circles out and slips free of Wanderlei Silva's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
The two exchange wildly
Wanderlei is connecting with a few punches
Wanderlei Silva throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
Askren fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Wanderlei sprawls and remains on his feet.
Askren fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Wanderlei sprawls and remains on his feet.
Ben Askren gets sloppy and Wanderlei Silva tries to take advantage...
Wanderlei Silva steps forward and fires a high kick!
Askren blocks decisively, as if to say, "No KO for me, thanks!"
Askren grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Ben Askren
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Ben Askren is in open guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei tries to move on the ground and shows Ben Askren a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Wanderlei's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Dan Miragliotta knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Ben Askren is in open guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei Silva 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 open guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei Silva launches a few punches to Askren's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Askren tries to cover his face,
Askren has a small cut in his Left cheek
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Ben Askren is in open guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei tries to close his guard around Askren
He succeeds!
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Wanderlei
Askren launches a barrage of elbows over Wanderlei's face!
Wanderlei Silva blocks the elbows and tries to cool down the fight.
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei measures the resilience of Askren's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Askren's side.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Wanderlei
Askren positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Wanderlei's being punished here!
Ben Askren is in closed 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!
Wanderlei's Right eye is beginning to swell
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Wanderlei
Ben Askren tries to pass Wanderlei Silva's guard...
Ben Askren manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Ben Askren is in half guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei Silva attempts to move to full guard
Wanderlei Silva manages to switch to full guard.
Ben Askren is in open guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei tries to close his guard around Askren
He succeeds!
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Wanderlei
Ben Askren tries to pass Wanderlei Silva's guard...
Ben Askren passes momentarily but Wanderlei Silva regains full guard.
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei tries to move on the ground and shows Ben Askren a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Wanderlei's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Dan Miragliotta knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Wanderlei
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Askren's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Wanderlei
Wanderlei measures the resilience of Askren's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Askren's side.
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Wanderlei
Ben Askren tries to open Wanderlei's guard...
Wanderlei breaks the lock and covers himself from Askren's punches
Wanderlei is trying to counter now!
Askren is in closed guard... Wanderlei tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ben Askren!
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?
Dan Miragliotta didn't see that!
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Ben Askren
Wanderlei Silva 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
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Wanderlei Silva. 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.
Ben Askren tries to bring the fight to the ground
Wanderlei goes down.
Ben Askren is in open guard over Wanderlei
Askren is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Wanderlei Silva, who is barely covering up!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
=========================================
Round 2
=========================================
Ben Askren tries to bring the fight to the ground
Wanderlei goes down.
Ben Askren is in open guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei tries to close his guard around Askren
He succeeds!
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Askren is in closed guard... Wanderlei tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ben Askren!
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Ben Askren
Askren measures the resilience of Wanderlei's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Wanderlei's side.
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Ben 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 bruised after the punishement he's received!
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Ben Askren
Ben Askren tries to roll to his side and trap Wanderlei Silva in his guard...
Wanderlei Silva keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Ben Askren
Wanderlei Silva 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
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 Wanderlei's moves.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Wanderlei Silva. 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.
Lightning fast low kick from Wanderlei!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
Askren hyper-extended his leg
Wanderlei launches a furious low kick!
Askren receives a hard blow on his right leg!
Askren hyper-extended his leg
Wanderlei begins to launch a barrage of punches over Askren
this is getting worse and worse for Askren
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough! The fight is over! Askren was not intelligently defending himself!
Askren's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Askren has a small cut in his Mouth
Winner is Wanderlei Silva by TKO (Punches) at 1:58 Round 2
Statistics: Ben Askren
Punches 0/4 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 3/5 (60%)
GnP strikes 17/32 (53%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 249 s
Statistics: Wanderlei Silva
Punches 10/14 (71%)
Kicks 2/3 (67%)
Clinch strikes 1/3 (33%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 8/10 (80%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 249 s
Holy hell. Askren did A LOT better than I thought here. His takedown and GnP game is LEGIT, and he did massive damage on the tough-as-fuck Wanderlei. But Wanderlei is beyond a beast standing up now, and made up for the Askren-wrestling by Wanderlei punching the piss out of poor Ben. I really enjoyed this fight too. SHaping up to be a legendary card!
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!