Post by The Sandmen on Jan 12, 2014 14:32:26 GMT -5
Vitor Belfort looks very relaxed.
Ben Askren raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
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 Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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Vitor Belfort and Ben Askren touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Askren wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Askren moves forward and holds The Phenom
The fighters are clinching.
The Phenom launches a few hard punches to Ben Askren's ribs!
Ben Askren's ribs shows the damage! Vitor Belfort is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Ben Askren grapple with Vitor Belfort and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
The Phenom manage to maintain his balances and avoid the takedown
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
The Phenom moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Askren with a double overhooks!
Askren moves forward looking for some action
He surprises The Phenom with a double overhooks!
Askren leads with a punch
Vitor Belfort avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Vitor Belfort and Askren engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Vitor Belfort is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Askren's Nose is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Ben Askren's Nose
The Phenom launches a kick
Askren checks it and keeps distance.
Vitor Belfort shoots for a double leg takedown!
Ben Askren sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Ben Askren takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Vitor Belfort tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Vitor Belfort who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Askren doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Vitor Belfort embrace and tries to move away...
Vitor Belfort pushes Askren forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Vitor Belfort can end the fight at any moment from the clinch. You can hear the crowd buzz with anticipation.
Vitor Belfort shoots and grab Ben Askren's ankle trying to take him down with a Heel Trip Reversal
Askren sprawl and remain on his feet
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Vitor Belfort can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Vitor Belfort just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Askren may be in trouble!
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Askren steps backwards away from Vitor Belfort. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Vitor Belfort tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Ben Askren tries to bring the fight to the ground
The Phenom goes down.
Ben Askren is in open guard over The Phenom
Deep breaths from Vitor Belfort who tries a hammer punch to Askren's ribs.
That hit Askren who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Ben Askren is in open guard over The Phenom
The Phenom 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.
The Phenom misses a step and Ben Askren sees an opportunity to counter him!
Askren is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Vitor Belfort, who is barely covering up!
There is a small laceration on Vitor Belfort's Nose
Ben Askren is in open guard over The Phenom
The Phenom 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.
Ben Askren is in open guard over The Phenom
Askren delivers a few accurate elbows!
The Phenom is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Askren is in rear mount over The Phenom
Vitor Belfort 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.
Askren is in rear mount over The Phenom
Vitor Belfort 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
Askren tries to stand up!
The Phenom doesn't allow him!
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Vitor Belfort. 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.
The Phenom cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Askren can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Crisp uppercut by Askren followed by a hard jab
Vitor Belfort stumbles back.
Askren is holding Vitor Belfort's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Vitor Belfort loses balance and goes to the ground.
Ben Askren is in side mount over Vitor Belfort
Ben Askren storms over The Phenom with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Askren doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again The Phenom's face with his elbows!
The Phenom's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Vitor Belfort's Left eye
Ben Askren is in side mount over Vitor Belfort
Ben Askren storms over The Phenom with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Askren doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again The Phenom's face with his elbows!
The Phenom has a small cut in his Chin
Ben Askren is in side mount over Vitor Belfort
Ben Askren looks to mount Vitor Belfort...
Ben Askren slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Ben Askren is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
Askren fires a barrage of punches at The Phenom's head!
This is bad! Askren is just pounding on Vitor Belfort's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
This is over! That impact from Ben Askren has left The Phenom laying flat on the mat!
The Phenom's Forehead is beginning to swell
Winner is Ben Askren by KO (GnP) at 4:52 Round 1
Statistics: Vitor Belfort
Punches 9/11 (82%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 1/5 (20%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 83 s
Statistics: Ben Askren
Punches 2/5 (40%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 20/28 (71%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 83 s
Vitor was kicking Ben's Askren on the feet, but Ben was able to out-stamina him for a bit, until he got a clear shot at the takedown. Then went for that. Then got that. Then beat him with that.
Ben Askren raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
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 Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Vitor Belfort and Ben Askren touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Askren wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Askren moves forward and holds The Phenom
The fighters are clinching.
The Phenom launches a few hard punches to Ben Askren's ribs!
Ben Askren's ribs shows the damage! Vitor Belfort is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Ben Askren grapple with Vitor Belfort and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
The Phenom manage to maintain his balances and avoid the takedown
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
The Phenom moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Askren with a double overhooks!
Askren moves forward looking for some action
He surprises The Phenom with a double overhooks!
Askren leads with a punch
Vitor Belfort avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Vitor Belfort and Askren engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Vitor Belfort is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Askren's Nose is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Ben Askren's Nose
The Phenom launches a kick
Askren checks it and keeps distance.
Vitor Belfort shoots for a double leg takedown!
Ben Askren sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Ben Askren takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Vitor Belfort tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Vitor Belfort who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Askren doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Vitor Belfort embrace and tries to move away...
Vitor Belfort pushes Askren forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Vitor Belfort can end the fight at any moment from the clinch. You can hear the crowd buzz with anticipation.
Vitor Belfort shoots and grab Ben Askren's ankle trying to take him down with a Heel Trip Reversal
Askren sprawl and remain on his feet
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Vitor Belfort can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Vitor Belfort just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Askren may be in trouble!
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Askren steps backwards away from Vitor Belfort. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Vitor Belfort tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Ben Askren tries to bring the fight to the ground
The Phenom goes down.
Ben Askren is in open guard over The Phenom
Deep breaths from Vitor Belfort who tries a hammer punch to Askren's ribs.
That hit Askren who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Ben Askren is in open guard over The Phenom
The Phenom 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.
The Phenom misses a step and Ben Askren sees an opportunity to counter him!
Askren is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Vitor Belfort, who is barely covering up!
There is a small laceration on Vitor Belfort's Nose
Ben Askren is in open guard over The Phenom
The Phenom 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.
Ben Askren is in open guard over The Phenom
Askren delivers a few accurate elbows!
The Phenom is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Askren is in rear mount over The Phenom
Vitor Belfort 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.
Askren is in rear mount over The Phenom
Vitor Belfort 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
Askren tries to stand up!
The Phenom doesn't allow him!
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Vitor Belfort. 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.
The Phenom cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Askren can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Crisp uppercut by Askren followed by a hard jab
Vitor Belfort stumbles back.
Askren is holding Vitor Belfort's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Vitor Belfort loses balance and goes to the ground.
Ben Askren is in side mount over Vitor Belfort
Ben Askren storms over The Phenom with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Askren doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again The Phenom's face with his elbows!
The Phenom's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Vitor Belfort's Left eye
Ben Askren is in side mount over Vitor Belfort
Ben Askren storms over The Phenom with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Askren doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again The Phenom's face with his elbows!
The Phenom has a small cut in his Chin
Ben Askren is in side mount over Vitor Belfort
Ben Askren looks to mount Vitor Belfort...
Ben Askren slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Ben Askren is in full mount over Vitor Belfort
Askren fires a barrage of punches at The Phenom's head!
This is bad! Askren is just pounding on Vitor Belfort's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
This is over! That impact from Ben Askren has left The Phenom laying flat on the mat!
The Phenom's Forehead is beginning to swell
Winner is Ben Askren by KO (GnP) at 4:52 Round 1
Statistics: Vitor Belfort
Punches 9/11 (82%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 1/5 (20%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 83 s
Statistics: Ben Askren
Punches 2/5 (40%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 20/28 (71%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 83 s
Vitor was kicking Ben's Askren on the feet, but Ben was able to out-stamina him for a bit, until he got a clear shot at the takedown. Then went for that. Then got that. Then beat him with that.
lol
lol That's exactly why I'm so confused and frustrated when they lose. :
er Voyageurs!
Poor baby. Funny thing is that I'm not sure where you keep coming up with I flunked out somehow... lol It doesn't matter how well you do with the training. If you can't get injury insurance for any reason, you can't be a professional wrestler. It's pretty simple. 
lol