Post by The Sandmen on Aug 18, 2014 12:36:12 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Condit while Dan Miragliotta recites the rules.
Ben Askren looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
Carlos Condit comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Surprise roundhouse punch by Condit.
It looks like Askren was hit by a bus!
A high kick from Ben Askren
grazes Condit's head, but he seems okay.
Condit has a small cut in his Right eye
Carlos Condit goes with a looping right hand while Ben Askren jumps back and jabs
Askren seems staggered and Carlos Condit runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Askren throws a hook
He fails to land it.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Askren fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Carlos Condit didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Ben Askren is in open guard over Condit
Condit tries to close his guard around Askren
He succeeds!
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Condit
Askren is in closed guard... Condit tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ben Askren!
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Carlos Condit is in full mount over Ben Askren
Carlos Condit takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Ben Askren shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
Ben Askren breaks that americana attempt!
Carlos Condit is in full mount over Ben Askren
Ben Askren tries to roll to his side and trap Carlos Condit in his guard...
Carlos Condit keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Carlos Condit is in full mount over Ben Askren
Condit catch Ben Askren's right arm and tries a kimura
Ben Askren holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Carlos Condit is in full mount over Ben Askren
Ben Askren tries to roll to his side and trap Carlos Condit in his guard...
Carlos Condit rolls him over and takes his back!
Condit is in rear mount over Askren
Ben Askren launches a few punches to Condit's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Condit tries to cover his face,
Condit is in rear mount over Askren
Carlos Condit slides his arm under Ben Askren's chin and locks in a rear naked choke!
Ben Askren pushes up and slides Carlos Condit's arm over his chin.
Condit clumsily fails here and it's time for Ben Askren to fight back!
Askren has Condit controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
Carlos Condit is in side mount over Ben Askren
Condit tries to move to full mount!
Askren won't allow him to take this position easily.
Carlos Condit is in side mount over Ben Askren
Good looking punches from Carlos Condit on the ground
They could take their toll on Askren.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Carlos Condit is in side mount over Ben Askren
Ben Askren attempts to trap Carlos Condit in his guard.
Ben Askren manages to switch to half guard.
Carlos Condit is in half guard over Askren
Condit tries to free his leg...
Askren doesn't allow any movement here! He's cooling the fight on the ground.
Carlos Condit gets sloppy and Ben Askren tries to take advantage...
Ben Askren tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Carlos Condit is in half guard over Askren
Ben Askren attempts to move to full guard
Carlos Condit keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Carlos Condit is in half guard over Askren
Condit launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Ben Askren is not able to stop Askren ground skills and Carlos Condit moves to side mount!
Carlos Condit is in side mount over Ben Askren
Askren measures the resilience of Condit's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Condit blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Askren misses a step and Carlos Condit sees an opportunity to counter him!
Carlos Condit looks to mount Ben Askren...
Carlos Condit slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Carlos Condit is in full mount over Ben Askren
Askren tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Carlos Condit doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Carlos Condit is in full mount over Ben Askren
Ben Askren tries to roll to his side and trap Carlos Condit in his guard...
Carlos Condit keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
A right hand from Ben Askren
surprises Condit!
Askren lifts Carlos Condit up off the ground
...big slam!
Ben Askren is in open guard over Condit
Askren moves on the ground
Ben Askren moves to side mount
Ben Askren is in side mount over Carlos Condit
Ben Askren storms over Condit with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Askren doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Condit's face with his elbows!
Ben Askren is in side mount over Carlos Condit
Carlos Condit attempts to trap Ben Askren in his guard.
Carlos Condit manages to switch to full guard.
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 2
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Askren is holding Carlos Condit's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Carlos Condit shows great balance while pushing away Ben Askren
Condit tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Askren follows Carlos Condit
only to get counter punched in a big way! Askren needs to stop playing Carlos Condit's game or he'll get knocked out!
Carlos Condit moves forward looking for some grappling action
Askren pushes his opponent and keep the fight at striking range
Askren is holding Carlos Condit's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Carlos Condit shows great balance while pushing away Ben Askren
Poorly executed technique. Carlos Condit looks to counter!
Condit goes to the body...
He punishes Askren's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Hard blow to Askren's mid-section, he seems hurt
Solid low kick from Carlos Condit.
For sure, that had to hurt!
The two exchange wildly
Condit is connecting with a few punches
Carlos Condit charges at Askren throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Askren is rocked!
Askren's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Askren decides to launch some tentative punches
Carlos Condit takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Askren showing excellent timing, blasts Carlos Condit with a right hand.
Condit steps backwards and the punch goes wide.
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Ben Askren attempts a sweep single...
Carlos Condit was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Askren clumsily fails here and it's time for Carlos Condit to fight back!
Brutal-looking high kick from Carlos Condit!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
Askren's Left eye is beginning to swell
Carlos Condit takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The clock says 2:00 in the 2 round
The two exchange wildly
Condit is connecting with a few punches
Condit grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Carlos Condit
Carlos Condit is in open guard over Askren
Carlos Condit tries to pass to half guard...
Ben Askren can't prevent his opponent from passing. Condit looks to work from half guard.
Carlos Condit is in half guard over Askren
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Carlos Condit can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Carlos Condit tries to free his leg...
Carlos Condit uses some of his skill by jumping out of Askren's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
The clock says 2:45 in the 2 round
Carlos Condit is in side mount over Ben Askren
Ben Askren attempts to trap Carlos Condit in his guard.
Carlos Condit keeps control and remains in side mount.
Carlos Condit is in side mount over Ben Askren
Carlos Condit looks to mount Ben Askren...
Carlos Condit slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Carlos Condit is in full mount over Ben Askren
Ben Askren tries to roll to his side and trap Carlos Condit in his guard...
Carlos Condit keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 3:25 in the 2 round
Carlos Condit is in full mount over Ben Askren
Carlos Condit sits high on Ben Askren's chest and pulls his leg underneath Askren's head. There's the triangle attempt!
You can see the pain reflected in Askren's eyes...
Punishing hold!
That Triangle from Mount looks tight...
Askren struggles to free himself
Askren tries to roll out. He's too quick for Carlos Condit and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Condit and it cost him top position.
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Condit
Askren is in closed guard... Condit tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ben Askren!
Carlos Condit is in full mount over Ben Askren
Carlos Condit isolates Ben Askren's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
That Arm Triangle from Carlos Condit appears to be unbreakable
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
Condit locks it in and circles towards Askren's head. It's deep and Ben Askren is forced to tap out!
Winner is Carlos Condit by Submission (Arm Triangle) at 3:48 Round 2
Statistics: Carlos Condit
Punches 18/26 (69%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 3/3 (100%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 304 s
Statistics: Ben Askren
Punches 1/11 (9%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/4 (25%)
GnP strikes 6/11 (55%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 304 s
Askren did great in the first round, with effective damage-GnP, but the second round started standing...and Condit did what he wanted with Ben thereafter.
Ben Askren looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
Carlos Condit comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Surprise roundhouse punch by Condit.
It looks like Askren was hit by a bus!
A high kick from Ben Askren
grazes Condit's head, but he seems okay.
Condit has a small cut in his Right eye
Carlos Condit goes with a looping right hand while Ben Askren jumps back and jabs
Askren seems staggered and Carlos Condit runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Askren throws a hook
He fails to land it.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Askren fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Carlos Condit didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Ben Askren is in open guard over Condit
Condit tries to close his guard around Askren
He succeeds!
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Condit
Askren is in closed guard... Condit tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ben Askren!
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Carlos Condit is in full mount over Ben Askren
Carlos Condit takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Ben Askren shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
Ben Askren breaks that americana attempt!
Carlos Condit is in full mount over Ben Askren
Ben Askren tries to roll to his side and trap Carlos Condit in his guard...
Carlos Condit keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Carlos Condit is in full mount over Ben Askren
Condit catch Ben Askren's right arm and tries a kimura
Ben Askren holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Carlos Condit is in full mount over Ben Askren
Ben Askren tries to roll to his side and trap Carlos Condit in his guard...
Carlos Condit rolls him over and takes his back!
Condit is in rear mount over Askren
Ben Askren launches a few punches to Condit's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Condit tries to cover his face,
Condit is in rear mount over Askren
Carlos Condit slides his arm under Ben Askren's chin and locks in a rear naked choke!
Ben Askren pushes up and slides Carlos Condit's arm over his chin.
Condit clumsily fails here and it's time for Ben Askren to fight back!
Askren has Condit controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
Carlos Condit is in side mount over Ben Askren
Condit tries to move to full mount!
Askren won't allow him to take this position easily.
Carlos Condit is in side mount over Ben Askren
Good looking punches from Carlos Condit on the ground
They could take their toll on Askren.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Carlos Condit is in side mount over Ben Askren
Ben Askren attempts to trap Carlos Condit in his guard.
Ben Askren manages to switch to half guard.
Carlos Condit is in half guard over Askren
Condit tries to free his leg...
Askren doesn't allow any movement here! He's cooling the fight on the ground.
Carlos Condit gets sloppy and Ben Askren tries to take advantage...
Ben Askren tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Carlos Condit is in half guard over Askren
Ben Askren attempts to move to full guard
Carlos Condit keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Carlos Condit is in half guard over Askren
Condit launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Ben Askren is not able to stop Askren ground skills and Carlos Condit moves to side mount!
Carlos Condit is in side mount over Ben Askren
Askren measures the resilience of Condit's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Condit blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Askren misses a step and Carlos Condit sees an opportunity to counter him!
Carlos Condit looks to mount Ben Askren...
Carlos Condit slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Carlos Condit is in full mount over Ben Askren
Askren tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Carlos Condit doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Carlos Condit is in full mount over Ben Askren
Ben Askren tries to roll to his side and trap Carlos Condit in his guard...
Carlos Condit keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
A right hand from Ben Askren
surprises Condit!
Askren lifts Carlos Condit up off the ground
...big slam!
Ben Askren is in open guard over Condit
Askren moves on the ground
Ben Askren moves to side mount
Ben Askren is in side mount over Carlos Condit
Ben Askren storms over Condit with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Askren doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Condit's face with his elbows!
Ben Askren is in side mount over Carlos Condit
Carlos Condit attempts to trap Ben Askren in his guard.
Carlos Condit manages to switch to full guard.
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 2
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Askren is holding Carlos Condit's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Carlos Condit shows great balance while pushing away Ben Askren
Condit tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Askren follows Carlos Condit
only to get counter punched in a big way! Askren needs to stop playing Carlos Condit's game or he'll get knocked out!
Carlos Condit moves forward looking for some grappling action
Askren pushes his opponent and keep the fight at striking range
Askren is holding Carlos Condit's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Carlos Condit shows great balance while pushing away Ben Askren
Poorly executed technique. Carlos Condit looks to counter!
Condit goes to the body...
He punishes Askren's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Hard blow to Askren's mid-section, he seems hurt
Solid low kick from Carlos Condit.
For sure, that had to hurt!
The two exchange wildly
Condit is connecting with a few punches
Carlos Condit charges at Askren throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Askren is rocked!
Askren's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Askren decides to launch some tentative punches
Carlos Condit takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Askren showing excellent timing, blasts Carlos Condit with a right hand.
Condit steps backwards and the punch goes wide.
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Ben Askren attempts a sweep single...
Carlos Condit was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Askren clumsily fails here and it's time for Carlos Condit to fight back!
Brutal-looking high kick from Carlos Condit!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
Askren's Left eye is beginning to swell
Carlos Condit takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The clock says 2:00 in the 2 round
The two exchange wildly
Condit is connecting with a few punches
Condit grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Carlos Condit
Carlos Condit is in open guard over Askren
Carlos Condit tries to pass to half guard...
Ben Askren can't prevent his opponent from passing. Condit looks to work from half guard.
Carlos Condit is in half guard over Askren
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Carlos Condit can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Carlos Condit tries to free his leg...
Carlos Condit uses some of his skill by jumping out of Askren's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
The clock says 2:45 in the 2 round
Carlos Condit is in side mount over Ben Askren
Ben Askren attempts to trap Carlos Condit in his guard.
Carlos Condit keeps control and remains in side mount.
Carlos Condit is in side mount over Ben Askren
Carlos Condit looks to mount Ben Askren...
Carlos Condit slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Carlos Condit is in full mount over Ben Askren
Ben Askren tries to roll to his side and trap Carlos Condit in his guard...
Carlos Condit keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 3:25 in the 2 round
Carlos Condit is in full mount over Ben Askren
Carlos Condit sits high on Ben Askren's chest and pulls his leg underneath Askren's head. There's the triangle attempt!
You can see the pain reflected in Askren's eyes...
Punishing hold!
That Triangle from Mount looks tight...
Askren struggles to free himself
Askren tries to roll out. He's too quick for Carlos Condit and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Condit and it cost him top position.
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Condit
Askren is in closed guard... Condit tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ben Askren!
Carlos Condit is in full mount over Ben Askren
Carlos Condit isolates Ben Askren's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
That Arm Triangle from Carlos Condit appears to be unbreakable
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
Condit locks it in and circles towards Askren's head. It's deep and Ben Askren is forced to tap out!
Winner is Carlos Condit by Submission (Arm Triangle) at 3:48 Round 2
Statistics: Carlos Condit
Punches 18/26 (69%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 3/3 (100%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 304 s
Statistics: Ben Askren
Punches 1/11 (9%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/4 (25%)
GnP strikes 6/11 (55%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 304 s
Askren did great in the first round, with effective damage-GnP, but the second round started standing...and Condit did what he wanted with Ben thereafter.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!