Post by The Sandmen on Mar 10, 2017 10:18:40 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.
Cung Le 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.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Ben Askren and Cung Le touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Askren fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Cung Le didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Ben Askren is in open guard over Le
Le tries to move on the ground and shows Ben Askren a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Le uses his forearms to block the impact!
Le tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Le tries to close his guard around Askren
He succeeds!
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Le
Deep breaths from Cung Le who tries a hammer punch to Askren's ribs.
Askren blocks those punches
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Le
Askren use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Cung Le holds Ben Askren and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Poorly executed technique. Cung Le looks to counter!
Askren is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ben Askren!
Cung Le is in full mount over Ben Askren
Askren measures the resilience of Le's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Le's side.
Cung Le is in full mount over Ben Askren
Le tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Cung Le controls the situation despite Ben Askren efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Cung Le is in full mount over Ben Askren
Ben Askren tries to roll to his side and trap Cung Le in his guard...
Cung Le keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Cung Le is in full mount over Ben Askren
Le tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Cung Le controls the situation despite Ben Askren efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Cung Le is in full mount over Ben Askren
Cung Le aggressively and repeatedly punches Askren.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Cung Le is in full mount over Ben Askren
Askren has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
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 Le's moves.
Cung Le is in full mount over Ben Askren
Le tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Cung Le controls the situation despite Ben Askren efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Ben Askren
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 Le's moves.
Cung Le is in full mount over Ben Askren
Askren tries to stand up!
Le doesn't allow him!
Cung Le is in full mount over Ben Askren
Cung Le throws a lot of punches
with little effect. Askren is doing a great job covering himself up.
Le misses a step and Ben Askren sees an opportunity to counter him!
Askren is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Cung Le pushes Ben Askren down and prevents his attempts to escape
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 Thompson-Boling Arena (Knoxville, Tennassee) are cheering for the fighters.
Askren moves to shoot
but Cung Le delivers a knee that wrecks him!
Cung Le launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Askren's knee!
Le goes for a low kick..
Faster than a blinking eye, he follows up with a high kick!
Askren's Right eye is beginning to swell
Several good body shots
are evaded by Askren.
Askren tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Askren fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Le sprawls and remains on his feet.
Le is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Askren's jaw!
Askren's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Ben Askren is measuring Le with his jab.
Good accuracy on his part.
Askren follows Cung Le
only to get counter punched in a big way! Askren needs to stop playing Cung Le's game or he'll get knocked out!
Cung Le has found an opening in the defense of Askren, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Askren is wobbling!
Askren's Chin is beginning to swell
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Cung Le moves forward looking for some grappling action
Le has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
One, two, three! Le doesn't stop launching those knees in the clinch!
Devastating knee that lands on Askren's chin! That pop was heard throughout the arena! The crowd erupts!
Askren's Chin is beginning to swell
The fighters are clinching.
Askren grapple with Cung Le and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Cung Le managed to maintain his balances and move away from Askren
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
A wicked punch by Cung Le
rocks Askren!
Cung Le fakes a punch and launches himself over Ben Askren
Great move by Le who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Le launches a few hard punches to Ben Askren's ribs!
Ben Askren's ribs shows the damage! Cung Le is working his opponent ribs!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Cung Le's mind is definitely in the fight, Askren just got nailed! Cung Le saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Askren is going to have a headache after this one.
Askren's Chin is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Ben Askren's Chin
Quick hook by Ben Askren
glances off Le's arms.
Askren misses a step and Cung Le sees an opportunity to counter him!
Cung Le has found an opening in the defense of Askren, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Askren is wobbling!
Askren's Chin is beginning to swell
Askren has a small cut in his Chin
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Cung Le goes with a looping right hand while Ben Askren jumps back and jabs
Askren seems staggered and Cung Le runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Le shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Good front kick from Le!
Askren stumbles backwards after that one!
Crushing shot to Askren's body! He's holding his side
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Le tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Le is clinching with Askren.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Askren doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Cung Le embrace and tries to move away...
Cung Le pushes Askren forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Le launches a knee!
Cung Le hits Askren's hard just below the ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Le pushes his opponent down and launches a heavy knee to his head in an unorthodox move...
Wow! Big hit towards Ben Askren's face!
Askren's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Brutal-looking high kick from Cung Le!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
Askren's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Cung Le shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Ben Askren is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Le into his guard.
Cung Le is in closed guard over Askren
Le tries to escape from closed guard...
Le struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Cung Le is in half guard over Askren
Cung Le tries to free his leg...
Cung Le uses some of his skill by jumping out of Askren's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
Cung Le is in side mount over Ben Askren
Cung Le is cooling the fight on the ground
Cung Le is in side mount over Ben Askren
Cung Le looks to pass to mount...
Le slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Ben Askren.
Cung Le is in full mount over Ben Askren
Cung Le tries to better his position on the ground...
Le is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 2:30 in the 2 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Ben Askren
Le suddenly holds Ben Askren's arm and tries an armbar!
Askren can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Cung Le!
The clock says 2:40 in the 2 round
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Le
Le is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Josh Rosenthal didn't see the foul!
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Le
Askren is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ben Askren!
Cung Le is in full mount over Ben Askren
Cung Le hovers above Askren
Good punches to Askren's body.
The ref pulls off Cung Le! Askren seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Hard blow to Askren's mid-section, he seems hurt
Winner is Cung Le by TKO (GnP) at 3:00 Round 2
Statistics: Ben Askren
Punches 2/4 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 2/3 (67%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 215 s
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 10/17 (59%)
Kicks 6/6 (100%)
Clinch strikes 7/10 (70%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 7/12 (58%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 215 s
Cung kicks, Cung wins. Askren fails at wrestling, Askren fails at winning.
Cung Le 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.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Ben Askren and Cung Le touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Askren fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Cung Le didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Ben Askren is in open guard over Le
Le tries to move on the ground and shows Ben Askren a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Le uses his forearms to block the impact!
Le tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Le tries to close his guard around Askren
He succeeds!
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Le
Deep breaths from Cung Le who tries a hammer punch to Askren's ribs.
Askren blocks those punches
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Le
Askren use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Cung Le holds Ben Askren and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Poorly executed technique. Cung Le looks to counter!
Askren is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ben Askren!
Cung Le is in full mount over Ben Askren
Askren measures the resilience of Le's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Le's side.
Cung Le is in full mount over Ben Askren
Le tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Cung Le controls the situation despite Ben Askren efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Cung Le is in full mount over Ben Askren
Ben Askren tries to roll to his side and trap Cung Le in his guard...
Cung Le keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Cung Le is in full mount over Ben Askren
Le tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Cung Le controls the situation despite Ben Askren efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Cung Le is in full mount over Ben Askren
Cung Le aggressively and repeatedly punches Askren.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Cung Le is in full mount over Ben Askren
Askren has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
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 Le's moves.
Cung Le is in full mount over Ben Askren
Le tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Cung Le controls the situation despite Ben Askren efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Ben Askren
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 Le's moves.
Cung Le is in full mount over Ben Askren
Askren tries to stand up!
Le doesn't allow him!
Cung Le is in full mount over Ben Askren
Cung Le throws a lot of punches
with little effect. Askren is doing a great job covering himself up.
Le misses a step and Ben Askren sees an opportunity to counter him!
Askren is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Cung Le pushes Ben Askren down and prevents his attempts to escape
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 Thompson-Boling Arena (Knoxville, Tennassee) are cheering for the fighters.
Askren moves to shoot
but Cung Le delivers a knee that wrecks him!
Cung Le launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Askren's knee!
Le goes for a low kick..
Faster than a blinking eye, he follows up with a high kick!
Askren's Right eye is beginning to swell
Several good body shots
are evaded by Askren.
Askren tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Askren fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Le sprawls and remains on his feet.
Le is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Askren's jaw!
Askren's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Ben Askren is measuring Le with his jab.
Good accuracy on his part.
Askren follows Cung Le
only to get counter punched in a big way! Askren needs to stop playing Cung Le's game or he'll get knocked out!
Cung Le has found an opening in the defense of Askren, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Askren is wobbling!
Askren's Chin is beginning to swell
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Cung Le moves forward looking for some grappling action
Le has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
One, two, three! Le doesn't stop launching those knees in the clinch!
Devastating knee that lands on Askren's chin! That pop was heard throughout the arena! The crowd erupts!
Askren's Chin is beginning to swell
The fighters are clinching.
Askren grapple with Cung Le and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Cung Le managed to maintain his balances and move away from Askren
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
A wicked punch by Cung Le
rocks Askren!
Cung Le fakes a punch and launches himself over Ben Askren
Great move by Le who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Le launches a few hard punches to Ben Askren's ribs!
Ben Askren's ribs shows the damage! Cung Le is working his opponent ribs!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was a close round.
=========================================
Round 2
=========================================
The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Cung Le's mind is definitely in the fight, Askren just got nailed! Cung Le saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Askren is going to have a headache after this one.
Askren's Chin is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Ben Askren's Chin
Quick hook by Ben Askren
glances off Le's arms.
Askren misses a step and Cung Le sees an opportunity to counter him!
Cung Le has found an opening in the defense of Askren, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Askren is wobbling!
Askren's Chin is beginning to swell
Askren has a small cut in his Chin
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Cung Le goes with a looping right hand while Ben Askren jumps back and jabs
Askren seems staggered and Cung Le runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Le shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Good front kick from Le!
Askren stumbles backwards after that one!
Crushing shot to Askren's body! He's holding his side
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Le tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Le is clinching with Askren.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Askren doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Cung Le embrace and tries to move away...
Cung Le pushes Askren forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Le launches a knee!
Cung Le hits Askren's hard just below the ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Le pushes his opponent down and launches a heavy knee to his head in an unorthodox move...
Wow! Big hit towards Ben Askren's face!
Askren's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Brutal-looking high kick from Cung Le!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
Askren's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Cung Le shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Ben Askren is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Le into his guard.
Cung Le is in closed guard over Askren
Le tries to escape from closed guard...
Le struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Cung Le is in half guard over Askren
Cung Le tries to free his leg...
Cung Le uses some of his skill by jumping out of Askren's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
Cung Le is in side mount over Ben Askren
Cung Le is cooling the fight on the ground
Cung Le is in side mount over Ben Askren
Cung Le looks to pass to mount...
Le slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Ben Askren.
Cung Le is in full mount over Ben Askren
Cung Le tries to better his position on the ground...
Le is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 2:30 in the 2 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Ben Askren
Le suddenly holds Ben Askren's arm and tries an armbar!
Askren can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Cung Le!
The clock says 2:40 in the 2 round
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Le
Le is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Josh Rosenthal didn't see the foul!
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Le
Askren is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ben Askren!
Cung Le is in full mount over Ben Askren
Cung Le hovers above Askren
Good punches to Askren's body.
The ref pulls off Cung Le! Askren seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Hard blow to Askren's mid-section, he seems hurt
Winner is Cung Le by TKO (GnP) at 3:00 Round 2
Statistics: Ben Askren
Punches 2/4 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 2/3 (67%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 215 s
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 10/17 (59%)
Kicks 6/6 (100%)
Clinch strikes 7/10 (70%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 7/12 (58%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 215 s
Cung kicks, Cung wins. Askren fails at wrestling, Askren fails at winning.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!