Post by The Sandmen on Apr 3, 2015 15:53:35 GMT -5
Wanderlei Silva looks very relaxed.
Ferocious staredown by Askren while Dan Miragliotta recites the rules.
Now Wanderlei Silva put his title in contention against Askren.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Askren is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. He will have to do his best to score a win.
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!
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
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
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.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
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 goes for an armbar!
Askren struggles to free himself
Ben Askren breaks the lock and pushes away Wanderlei Silva, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
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.
Wanderlei Silva tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
There is a small laceration on Ben Askren's Nose
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 Wanderlei
Wanderlei launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Askren's ribs.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Ben Askren is in open guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei tries to close his guard around Askren
He succeeds!
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
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
Wanderlei looks to be in very good shape.
Wanderlei Silva launches a few punches to Askren's cheek from the guard.
Ben Askren uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Askren is trying to counter now!
Ben Askren tries to pass Wanderlei Silva's guard...
Ben Askren passes momentarily but Wanderlei Silva regains full guard.
The clock says 2:05 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
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
Ben Askren tries to roll to his side and trap Wanderlei Silva in his guard...
Wanderlei Silva rolls him over and takes his back!
Wanderlei is in rear mount over Askren
Askren has Wanderlei controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Wanderlei is unable to move under Askren control.
Askren misses a step and Wanderlei Silva sees an opportunity to counter him!
Wanderlei Silva tries to open Askren's guard...
Askren breaks the lock and covers himself from Wanderlei's punches
Wanderlei is in rear mount over Askren
Askren has Wanderlei 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.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Ben Askren
Wanderlei Silva fakes some punches
Askren ties him up.
Poorly executed technique. Ben Askren looks to counter!
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.
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in United Center (Chicago, Illinois) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Ben Askren goes with a looping right hand while Wanderlei Silva jumps back and jabs
Askren seems staggered and Wanderlei Silva runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Wanderlei Silva throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Askren's chin! That stops Askren in his tracks!
Wanderlei Silva tries to bring the fight to the ground
Askren won't budge, forcing Wanderlei to pull guard.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Wanderlei
Askren delivers a few accurate elbows!
Wanderlei Silva blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Wanderlei tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
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
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
Ben Askren tries to roll to his side and trap Wanderlei Silva in his guard...
Ben Askren gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Ben Askren
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.
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Ben Askren
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 trying to counter now!
Ben Askren tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Ben Askren creates enough space to control Wanderlei Silva's leg.
Wanderlei Silva is in half guard over Askren
Wanderlei tries to free his leg...
Askren doesn't allow any movement here! He's cooling the fight on the ground.
Wanderlei Silva gets sloppy and Ben Askren tries to take advantage...
Ben Askren attempts to move to full guard
Ben Askren manages to switch to full guard.
Wanderlei Silva is in closed guard over Askren
Wanderlei tries to escape from the closed guard
Wanderlei succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Wanderlei Silva is in open guard over 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.
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.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Askren is the winner of this round.
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Round 2
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Ben Askren attempts a sweep single...
Ben Askren catches Wanderlei Silva's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Askren.
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei 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.
Askren tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Askren fires a barrage of punches at Wanderlei's head!
The punches go wide.
Ben Askren is in closed 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
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Wanderlei
Ben Askren moves to better his position on the ground...
Ben Askren wraps his arms around his opponents' and tries to switch positions
Wanderlei is trying to counter now!
Wanderlei Silva throws up a triangle attempt!
Ben Askren postures up and breaks the triangle.
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Wanderlei
Askren is in closed guard... Wanderlei tries to roll on the ground!
Ben Askren uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Wanderlei Silva gets sloppy and Ben Askren tries to take advantage...
Askren struggles on the ground and tries to break Wanderlei Silva's guard...
Wanderlei doesn't want to free his opponent and Askren continues in closed 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.
Askren blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Wanderlei misses a step and Ben Askren sees an opportunity to counter him!
Ben Askren moves to better his position on the ground...
Ben Askren wraps his arms around his opponents' and tries to switch positions
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Ben Askren and Wanderlei engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Wanderlei throws a low kick
Ben Askren blocks.
Wanderlei Silva gets sloppy and Ben Askren tries to take advantage...
Wanderlei launches a kick
Askren checks it and keeps distance.
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Askren attempts a shoot
but stops before running into Wanderlei's kick.
Askren tries to grapple
He puts Wanderlei in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Askren grapple with Wanderlei Silva and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Wanderlei Silva managed to maintain his balances and avoid the takedown
Wanderlei is trying to counter now!
Wanderlei is holding Ben Askren's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Ben Askren loses balance and goes to the ground.
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Ben Askren
Wanderlei Silva is holding Ben Askren's head and looking for angles...
Ben Askren covers himself and blocks a powerful knee by his opponent!
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Ben Askren
Wanderlei gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Ben Askren! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Ben Askren doesn't defend himself!
The clock says 2:25 in the 2 round
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Ben Askren
Nice moves from Wanderlei Silva who positions himself for using his knees on Askren!
Awful technique! Askren wraps one of his legs on Wanderlei Silva leg and rolls on the ground! He is now in half guard over his opponent!
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Ben Askren is in half guard over Wanderlei
Ben Askren pushes Wanderlei's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Askren who is in full mount! Wanderlei is in trouble now!
Ben Askren is in full mount over Wanderlei Silva
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!
Ben Askren is in full mount over Wanderlei Silva
Askren tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Wanderlei struggles and frees his leg!
Ben Askren is in half 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 half guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei tries to stand up!
Askren doesn't allow him!
Ben Askren is in half guard over Wanderlei
The match-makers did a great job of pairing up these two evenly matched warriors.
Wanderlei Silva 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 half guard over Wanderlei
Askren delivers a few accurate elbows!
Wanderlei is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Askren is in rear mount over Wanderlei
Wanderlei Silva 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 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!
The clock says 4:20 in the 2 round
Askren is in rear mount over Wanderlei
Wanderlei has given his back to Ben Askren who is trying to get one hook in!
Wanderlei struggles in the ground trying to break Askren's control
Askren clumsily fails here and it's time for Wanderlei Silva to fight back!
Wanderlei has Askren controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Askren is unable to move under Wanderlei control.
Askren is in rear mount over Wanderlei
Askren tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Wanderlei! Askren has one hook in and keeps working!
Askren is in rear mount over Wanderlei with one hook in
Wanderlei tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Wanderlei Silva. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in United Center (Chicago, Illinois) are cheering for the fighters.
Askren tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Wanderlei moves backwards and circles around Ben Askren.
Wanderlei tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Big mistake from Ben Askren! Wanderlei tries to finish him off with a RNC!
Wanderlei is unable to lock that and Askren breaks the lock
Wanderlei pushes Ben Askren and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 3
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Ben Askren seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Ben Askren tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Wanderlei is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Hard blow to Wanderlei's mid-section, he seems hurt
The clock says 0:20 in the 3 round
Ben Askren is in open guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei tries to close his guard around Askren
He is not able to do it
Ben Askren is in open guard over Wanderlei
Nice fight between these two warriors. Anyone could be the winner.
Askren delivers a few accurate elbows!
Wanderlei Silva blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Askren clumsily fails here and it's time for Wanderlei Silva to fight back!
Wanderlei Silva launches a few punches to Askren's cheek from the guard.
Ben Askren uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Ben Askren is in open guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei Silva launches a few punches to Askren's cheek from the guard.
Ben Askren uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Wanderlei misses a step and Ben Askren sees an opportunity to counter him!
Ben Askren tries to pass to half guard...
Wanderlei Silva's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
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 Silva throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Askren breaks the lock showing some skills...
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in United Center (Chicago, Illinois) are cheering for the fighters.
Wanderlei throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
Askren's defense muffles the blows.
The clock says 1:30 in the 3 round
Askren looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Wanderlei Silva's punches
Askren measures the resilience of Wanderlei's chin with an uppercut while Wanderlei lands some great crosses.
Ben Askren fakes a move and moves laterally.
Askren sets up a throw
Wanderlei Silva flies through the air!
Ben Askren is in open guard over Wanderlei
Askren leans back...
He clobbers Wanderlei Silva's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Ben Askren is in open guard over Wanderlei
Askren is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Dan Miragliotta didn't see the foul!
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!
The clock says 2:20 in the 3 round
Ben Askren is in open 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 open guard over Wanderlei
Askren leans back...
He clobbers Wanderlei Silva's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Wanderlei's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Wanderlei has a small cut in his Forehead
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!
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough! The fight is over! Wanderlei was not intelligently defending himself!
Wanderlei's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Ben Askren by TKO (GnP) at 2:38 Round 3
Statistics: Wanderlei Silva
Punches 12/19 (63%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 13/38 (34%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 560 s
Statistics: Ben Askren
Punches 4/7 (57%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 22/60 (37%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 560 s
And there goes my $100! What an upset! Ben Askren is the winner!
Ben Askren wins the Middleweight title!
Hooooly shit. I honestly never saw that one coming. My full plan here was to see WHERE Wanderlei beat Ben and give Ben a 3-upgrade fine-tuning for his next run and just leave him alone forever after that regardless. I figured he would either get a takedown and Wanderlei would get right back up (which meant fine-tune control), or he would be unable to get a takedown at all (had no plan for that, since TD is maxed), or that he would get KOed in the first minute after doing nothing (was gonna work on dodging in that case). I had no plan for this, and am in complete shock.
That aside now, the fight. In the first round, Ben got takedowns and literally landed 0/30 GnP strikes at one point. Wanderlei is dodgey as fuck on the ground. After about 35-40 attempts, Ben started landing, and got into the groove. Then Wanderlei stood up and started striking. Ben decided to stand with Wanderlei for no reason and started to get shredded on the feet, so he went back down. I am unsure how the hell they got on the ground in the beginning, since there felt like at least 3 separate instances of Ben doing GnP, but anyways, yeah, GnP is what got the job done for Ben, and GnP becomes the story of this card (minor spoilers I guess).
...wow. Still in shock....
Ferocious staredown by Askren while Dan Miragliotta recites the rules.
Now Wanderlei Silva put his title in contention against Askren.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Askren is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. He will have to do his best to score a win.
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!
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
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
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.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
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 goes for an armbar!
Askren struggles to free himself
Ben Askren breaks the lock and pushes away Wanderlei Silva, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
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.
Wanderlei Silva tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
There is a small laceration on Ben Askren's Nose
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 Wanderlei
Wanderlei launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Askren's ribs.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Ben Askren is in open guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei tries to close his guard around Askren
He succeeds!
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
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
Wanderlei looks to be in very good shape.
Wanderlei Silva launches a few punches to Askren's cheek from the guard.
Ben Askren uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Askren is trying to counter now!
Ben Askren tries to pass Wanderlei Silva's guard...
Ben Askren passes momentarily but Wanderlei Silva regains full guard.
The clock says 2:05 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
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
Ben Askren tries to roll to his side and trap Wanderlei Silva in his guard...
Wanderlei Silva rolls him over and takes his back!
Wanderlei is in rear mount over Askren
Askren has Wanderlei controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Wanderlei is unable to move under Askren control.
Askren misses a step and Wanderlei Silva sees an opportunity to counter him!
Wanderlei Silva tries to open Askren's guard...
Askren breaks the lock and covers himself from Wanderlei's punches
Wanderlei is in rear mount over Askren
Askren has Wanderlei 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.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Ben Askren
Wanderlei Silva fakes some punches
Askren ties him up.
Poorly executed technique. Ben Askren looks to counter!
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.
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in United Center (Chicago, Illinois) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Ben Askren goes with a looping right hand while Wanderlei Silva jumps back and jabs
Askren seems staggered and Wanderlei Silva runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Wanderlei Silva throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Askren's chin! That stops Askren in his tracks!
Wanderlei Silva tries to bring the fight to the ground
Askren won't budge, forcing Wanderlei to pull guard.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Wanderlei
Askren delivers a few accurate elbows!
Wanderlei Silva blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Wanderlei tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
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
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
Ben Askren tries to roll to his side and trap Wanderlei Silva in his guard...
Ben Askren gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Ben Askren
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.
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Wanderlei Silva is in full mount over Ben Askren
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 trying to counter now!
Ben Askren tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Ben Askren creates enough space to control Wanderlei Silva's leg.
Wanderlei Silva is in half guard over Askren
Wanderlei tries to free his leg...
Askren doesn't allow any movement here! He's cooling the fight on the ground.
Wanderlei Silva gets sloppy and Ben Askren tries to take advantage...
Ben Askren attempts to move to full guard
Ben Askren manages to switch to full guard.
Wanderlei Silva is in closed guard over Askren
Wanderlei tries to escape from the closed guard
Wanderlei succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Wanderlei Silva is in open guard over 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.
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.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Askren is the winner of this round.
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Round 2
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Ben Askren attempts a sweep single...
Ben Askren catches Wanderlei Silva's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Askren.
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei 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.
Askren tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Askren fires a barrage of punches at Wanderlei's head!
The punches go wide.
Ben Askren is in closed 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
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Wanderlei
Ben Askren moves to better his position on the ground...
Ben Askren wraps his arms around his opponents' and tries to switch positions
Wanderlei is trying to counter now!
Wanderlei Silva throws up a triangle attempt!
Ben Askren postures up and breaks the triangle.
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Wanderlei
Askren is in closed guard... Wanderlei tries to roll on the ground!
Ben Askren uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Wanderlei Silva gets sloppy and Ben Askren tries to take advantage...
Askren struggles on the ground and tries to break Wanderlei Silva's guard...
Wanderlei doesn't want to free his opponent and Askren continues in closed 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.
Askren blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Wanderlei misses a step and Ben Askren sees an opportunity to counter him!
Ben Askren moves to better his position on the ground...
Ben Askren wraps his arms around his opponents' and tries to switch positions
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Ben Askren and Wanderlei engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Wanderlei throws a low kick
Ben Askren blocks.
Wanderlei Silva gets sloppy and Ben Askren tries to take advantage...
Wanderlei launches a kick
Askren checks it and keeps distance.
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Askren attempts a shoot
but stops before running into Wanderlei's kick.
Askren tries to grapple
He puts Wanderlei in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Askren grapple with Wanderlei Silva and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Wanderlei Silva managed to maintain his balances and avoid the takedown
Wanderlei is trying to counter now!
Wanderlei is holding Ben Askren's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Ben Askren loses balance and goes to the ground.
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Ben Askren
Wanderlei Silva is holding Ben Askren's head and looking for angles...
Ben Askren covers himself and blocks a powerful knee by his opponent!
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Ben Askren
Wanderlei gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Ben Askren! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Ben Askren doesn't defend himself!
The clock says 2:25 in the 2 round
Wanderlei Silva is in side mount over Ben Askren
Nice moves from Wanderlei Silva who positions himself for using his knees on Askren!
Awful technique! Askren wraps one of his legs on Wanderlei Silva leg and rolls on the ground! He is now in half guard over his opponent!
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Ben Askren is in half guard over Wanderlei
Ben Askren pushes Wanderlei's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Askren who is in full mount! Wanderlei is in trouble now!
Ben Askren is in full mount over Wanderlei Silva
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!
Ben Askren is in full mount over Wanderlei Silva
Askren tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Wanderlei struggles and frees his leg!
Ben Askren is in half 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 half guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei tries to stand up!
Askren doesn't allow him!
Ben Askren is in half guard over Wanderlei
The match-makers did a great job of pairing up these two evenly matched warriors.
Wanderlei Silva 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 half guard over Wanderlei
Askren delivers a few accurate elbows!
Wanderlei is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Askren is in rear mount over Wanderlei
Wanderlei Silva 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 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!
The clock says 4:20 in the 2 round
Askren is in rear mount over Wanderlei
Wanderlei has given his back to Ben Askren who is trying to get one hook in!
Wanderlei struggles in the ground trying to break Askren's control
Askren clumsily fails here and it's time for Wanderlei Silva to fight back!
Wanderlei has Askren controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Askren is unable to move under Wanderlei control.
Askren is in rear mount over Wanderlei
Askren tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Wanderlei! Askren has one hook in and keeps working!
Askren is in rear mount over Wanderlei with one hook in
Wanderlei tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Wanderlei Silva. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in United Center (Chicago, Illinois) are cheering for the fighters.
Askren tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Wanderlei moves backwards and circles around Ben Askren.
Wanderlei tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Big mistake from Ben Askren! Wanderlei tries to finish him off with a RNC!
Wanderlei is unable to lock that and Askren breaks the lock
Wanderlei pushes Ben Askren and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 3
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Ben Askren seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Ben Askren tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Wanderlei is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Hard blow to Wanderlei's mid-section, he seems hurt
The clock says 0:20 in the 3 round
Ben Askren is in open guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei tries to close his guard around Askren
He is not able to do it
Ben Askren is in open guard over Wanderlei
Nice fight between these two warriors. Anyone could be the winner.
Askren delivers a few accurate elbows!
Wanderlei Silva blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Askren clumsily fails here and it's time for Wanderlei Silva to fight back!
Wanderlei Silva launches a few punches to Askren's cheek from the guard.
Ben Askren uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Ben Askren is in open guard over Wanderlei
Wanderlei Silva launches a few punches to Askren's cheek from the guard.
Ben Askren uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Wanderlei misses a step and Ben Askren sees an opportunity to counter him!
Ben Askren tries to pass to half guard...
Wanderlei Silva's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
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 Silva throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Askren breaks the lock showing some skills...
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in United Center (Chicago, Illinois) are cheering for the fighters.
Wanderlei throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
Askren's defense muffles the blows.
The clock says 1:30 in the 3 round
Askren looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Wanderlei Silva's punches
Askren measures the resilience of Wanderlei's chin with an uppercut while Wanderlei lands some great crosses.
Ben Askren fakes a move and moves laterally.
Askren sets up a throw
Wanderlei Silva flies through the air!
Ben Askren is in open guard over Wanderlei
Askren leans back...
He clobbers Wanderlei Silva's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Ben Askren is in open guard over Wanderlei
Askren is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Dan Miragliotta didn't see the foul!
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!
The clock says 2:20 in the 3 round
Ben Askren is in open 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 open guard over Wanderlei
Askren leans back...
He clobbers Wanderlei Silva's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Wanderlei's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Wanderlei has a small cut in his Forehead
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!
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough! The fight is over! Wanderlei was not intelligently defending himself!
Wanderlei's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Ben Askren by TKO (GnP) at 2:38 Round 3
Statistics: Wanderlei Silva
Punches 12/19 (63%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 13/38 (34%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 560 s
Statistics: Ben Askren
Punches 4/7 (57%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 22/60 (37%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 560 s
And there goes my $100! What an upset! Ben Askren is the winner!
Ben Askren wins the Middleweight title!
Hooooly shit. I honestly never saw that one coming. My full plan here was to see WHERE Wanderlei beat Ben and give Ben a 3-upgrade fine-tuning for his next run and just leave him alone forever after that regardless. I figured he would either get a takedown and Wanderlei would get right back up (which meant fine-tune control), or he would be unable to get a takedown at all (had no plan for that, since TD is maxed), or that he would get KOed in the first minute after doing nothing (was gonna work on dodging in that case). I had no plan for this, and am in complete shock.
That aside now, the fight. In the first round, Ben got takedowns and literally landed 0/30 GnP strikes at one point. Wanderlei is dodgey as fuck on the ground. After about 35-40 attempts, Ben started landing, and got into the groove. Then Wanderlei stood up and started striking. Ben decided to stand with Wanderlei for no reason and started to get shredded on the feet, so he went back down. I am unsure how the hell they got on the ground in the beginning, since there felt like at least 3 separate instances of Ben doing GnP, but anyways, yeah, GnP is what got the job done for Ben, and GnP becomes the story of this card (minor spoilers I guess).
...wow. Still in shock....