Post by The Sandman on Jun 29, 2022 19:02:51 GMT -5
Ben Askren is the favourite fighter of the crowd at Maracana Stadium (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil).
Ben Askren doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Justin Gaethje raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Ben Askren has fight Justin Gaethje 1 times. He has lost 1 of them.
Ben Askren is going to have a hard fight according to the bets.
Justin Gaethje comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Askren and Gaethje move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Ben Askren throws a punch
that gets deflected.
0:21 Round 1 and Gaethje is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Justin Gaethje swings...
hard impact to Askren's face!
A bunch of leg kicks from Justin Gaethje
are bothering his opponent.
0:46 Round 1 and Gaethje is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Several good body shots
land on Askren.
Gaethje decides to launch some tentative punches
Ben Askren takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Gaethje moves forward looking for some action
Justin Gaethje shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Ben Askren tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Gaethje is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Ben Askren tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Askren circles out and slips free of Justin Gaethje's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Justin Gaethje and Askren engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Justin Gaethje is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Ben Askren tries to bring the fight to the ground
Gaethje won't budge, forcing Askren to pull guard.
Justin Gaethje is in closed guard over Askren
Askren tries to move on the ground and shows Justin Gaethje a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Askren's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Justin Gaethje is in closed guard over Askren
Gaethje is in closed guard... Askren tries to roll on the ground!
Justin Gaethje uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Justin Gaethje is in closed guard over Askren
Gaethje is in closed guard... Askren tries to roll on the ground!
Justin Gaethje uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Gaethje tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Body shots by Justin Gaethje
Solid blows to Askren's abdomen.
Justin Gaethje is in closed guard over Askren
Gaethje tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Justin Gaethje fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Justin Gaethje is in half guard over Askren
Justin Gaethje tries to pass Ben Askren's guard...
Justin Gaethje manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Justin Gaethje is in side mount over Ben Askren
Justin Gaethje looks to mount Ben Askren...
Justin Gaethje slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Justin Gaethje is in full mount over Ben Askren
Ben Askren tries to roll to his side and trap Justin Gaethje in his guard...
Justin Gaethje keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Justin Gaethje is in full mount over Ben Askren
Justin Gaethje tries to open Askren's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Justin Gaethje. Askren is unable to cover himself now!
Askren seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Justin Gaethje is in full mount over Ben Askren
Gaethje tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Justin Gaethje controls the situation despite Ben Askren efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Justin Gaethje is in full mount over Ben Askren
Ben Askren tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Justin Gaethje rolls Ben Askren to his stomach and takes his back!
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Gaethje is in rear mount over Askren
Askren has Gaethje controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Gaethje is unable to move under Askren control.
Poorly executed technique. Justin Gaethje looks to counter!
Gaethje throws a few hammer fists to the face of Ben Askren
Solid shots!
Askren has a small cut in his Right cheek
Gaethje is in rear mount over Askren
Gaethje tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Askren! Gaethje has one hook in and keeps working!
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Gaethje is in rear mount over Askren with one hook in
Gaethje throws a few hammer fists to the face of Ben Askren
Solid shots!
Askren's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Ben Askren seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Justin Gaethje!
Gaethje is in rear mount over Askren with one hook in
Gaethje knows his opponent is groggy and begins a relentless rain of punches!
Ben Askren is having a nightmare! John McCarthy watches for the moment he has to end this!
Justin Gaethje turns out the lights for Askren! What an astonishing KO by Gaethje!
Askren's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Askren has a small cut in his Mouth
Winner is Justin Gaethje by KO (GnP) at 4:03 Round 1
Statistics: Ben Askren
Punches 2/6 (33%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 143 s
Statistics: Justin Gaethje
Punches 8/10 (80%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 19/23 (83%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 143 s
Askren needs toughness SO BADLY. Like, he came into this fight only about 40% conscious. Can't do that against Justins.
Ben Askren doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Justin Gaethje raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Ben Askren has fight Justin Gaethje 1 times. He has lost 1 of them.
Ben Askren is going to have a hard fight according to the bets.
Justin Gaethje comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Askren and Gaethje move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Ben Askren throws a punch
that gets deflected.
0:21 Round 1 and Gaethje is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Justin Gaethje swings...
hard impact to Askren's face!
A bunch of leg kicks from Justin Gaethje
are bothering his opponent.
0:46 Round 1 and Gaethje is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Several good body shots
land on Askren.
Gaethje decides to launch some tentative punches
Ben Askren takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Gaethje moves forward looking for some action
Justin Gaethje shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Ben Askren tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Gaethje is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Ben Askren tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Askren circles out and slips free of Justin Gaethje's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Justin Gaethje and Askren engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Justin Gaethje is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Ben Askren tries to bring the fight to the ground
Gaethje won't budge, forcing Askren to pull guard.
Justin Gaethje is in closed guard over Askren
Askren tries to move on the ground and shows Justin Gaethje a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Askren's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Justin Gaethje is in closed guard over Askren
Gaethje is in closed guard... Askren tries to roll on the ground!
Justin Gaethje uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Justin Gaethje is in closed guard over Askren
Gaethje is in closed guard... Askren tries to roll on the ground!
Justin Gaethje uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Gaethje tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Body shots by Justin Gaethje
Solid blows to Askren's abdomen.
Justin Gaethje is in closed guard over Askren
Gaethje tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Justin Gaethje fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Justin Gaethje is in half guard over Askren
Justin Gaethje tries to pass Ben Askren's guard...
Justin Gaethje manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Justin Gaethje is in side mount over Ben Askren
Justin Gaethje looks to mount Ben Askren...
Justin Gaethje slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Justin Gaethje is in full mount over Ben Askren
Ben Askren tries to roll to his side and trap Justin Gaethje in his guard...
Justin Gaethje keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Justin Gaethje is in full mount over Ben Askren
Justin Gaethje tries to open Askren's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Justin Gaethje. Askren is unable to cover himself now!
Askren seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Justin Gaethje is in full mount over Ben Askren
Gaethje tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Justin Gaethje controls the situation despite Ben Askren efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Justin Gaethje is in full mount over Ben Askren
Ben Askren tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Justin Gaethje rolls Ben Askren to his stomach and takes his back!
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Gaethje is in rear mount over Askren
Askren has Gaethje controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Gaethje is unable to move under Askren control.
Poorly executed technique. Justin Gaethje looks to counter!
Gaethje throws a few hammer fists to the face of Ben Askren
Solid shots!
Askren has a small cut in his Right cheek
Gaethje is in rear mount over Askren
Gaethje tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Askren! Gaethje has one hook in and keeps working!
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Gaethje is in rear mount over Askren with one hook in
Gaethje throws a few hammer fists to the face of Ben Askren
Solid shots!
Askren's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Ben Askren seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Justin Gaethje!
Gaethje is in rear mount over Askren with one hook in
Gaethje knows his opponent is groggy and begins a relentless rain of punches!
Ben Askren is having a nightmare! John McCarthy watches for the moment he has to end this!
Justin Gaethje turns out the lights for Askren! What an astonishing KO by Gaethje!
Askren's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Askren has a small cut in his Mouth
Winner is Justin Gaethje by KO (GnP) at 4:03 Round 1
Statistics: Ben Askren
Punches 2/6 (33%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 143 s
Statistics: Justin Gaethje
Punches 8/10 (80%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 19/23 (83%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 143 s
Askren needs toughness SO BADLY. Like, he came into this fight only about 40% conscious. Can't do that against Justins.
