Post by The Sandmen on May 26, 2014 16:48:07 GMT -5
ManMMA Middleweight Championship
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 glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
And here we go with the title fight!
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Wanderlei is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
Wanderlei Silva comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Ben Askren and Wanderlei Silva touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Ben Askren shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Wanderlei Silva is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Askren into his guard.
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.
Askren ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Wanderlei
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
Wanderlei leans back...
He clobbers Ben Askren's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Ben Askren
As the fight continues it seems that Ben Askren is taking the best of the fight.
Askren tries to stand up!
Wanderlei doesn't allow him!
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Ben Askren
Good looking punches from Wanderlei Silva on the ground
They could take their toll on Askren.
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Ben Askren
Wanderlei Silva hovers above Askren
Good punches to Askren's body.
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Ben Askren
Wanderlei has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Wanderlei Silva fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Askren's face!
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Ben Askren
As the fight continues it seems that Wanderlei Silva is taking the best of the fight.
Wanderlei Silva aggressively and repeatedly punches Askren.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Ben Askren
Wanderlei tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Wanderlei Silva controls the situation despite Ben Askren efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Ben Askren
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Wanderlei Silva can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Ben Askren tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Wanderlei Silva rolls Ben Askren to his stomach and takes his back!
Wanderlei is in rear mount over Askren
Askren has given his back to Wanderlei Silva who is trying to get one hook in!
Wanderlei Silva has one hook in!
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Wanderlei is in rear mount over Askren with one hook in
Wanderlei Silva slides his arm under Ben Askren's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
Ben Askren pulls down on Wanderlei Silva's hand and staves off danger
Askren tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Askren is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Wanderlei tries to use some of his tricky moves but Wanderlei's is smart enough to counter him.
Wanderlei is in rear mount over Askren with one hook in
Askren tries to stand up!
Wanderlei doesn't allow him!
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Wanderlei is in rear mount over Askren with one hook in
Ben Askren launches a few punches to Wanderlei's cheek from the guard.
Wanderlei Silva uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Wanderlei is in rear mount over Askren with one hook in
Wanderlei Silva tries to open Askren's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Wanderlei Silva. Askren is unable to cover himself now!
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Wanderlei is in rear mount over Askren with one hook in
Wanderlei has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Askren.
Nicely done! Wanderlei now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Wanderlei is in rear mount over Askren with two hooks in
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.
Wanderlei is in rear mount over Askren with two hooks in
Wanderlei Silva isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Punishing hold!
Askren locks his hands and forces his weight on top of Wanderlei Silva unil he can pull his arm free! Wanderlei lost his dominant position.
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 3:45 in the 1 round
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Wanderlei
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 tries to stand up!
Wanderlei doesn't allow him!
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Ben Askren
Askren tries to stand up!
Wanderlei doesn't allow him!
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.
Wanderlei blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Wanderlei tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Wanderlei leans back...
He clobbers Ben Askren's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Wanderlei Silva turns out the lights for Askren! What an astonishing KO by Wanderlei!
Winner is Wanderlei Silva by KO (GnP) at 4:28 Round 1
Statistics: Ben Askren
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/5 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 245 s
Statistics: Wanderlei Silva
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 21/24 (88%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 245 s
Wanderlei Silva defends the Middleweight title!
Ben Askren got anhilated here. He absolutely must have taken this to the ground early, consistently, and often. He didn't, and Wanderlei destroyed him like a child standing up. A clash of styles, and Ben needs more work on his. Wanderlei is at the peak of his game, and fights off another interesting challenge.
= x2 (Rua, Liddel(current))
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!