Post by The Sandman on Jan 23, 2023 17:23:49 GMT -5
Ben Askren is the favourite fighter of the crowd at Olympic Stadium (Wroclaw, Poland).
Ben Askren looks at the ground while he does his calming exercises. He knows he can not fail this night.
Matt Hughes looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
Ben Askren comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Kevin MacDonald.
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Round 1
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Askren and Hughes move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Tremendous strikes from Hughes!
Askren blocks with confidence
Askren is trying to counter now!
Brilliant combination from Ben Askren
that forces Hughes to try and defend better.
Matt Hughes tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Askren is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Askren
Askren tries to close his guard around Hughes
He is not able to do it
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Askren
Pitty-pat punches from Hughes
Ben Askren doesn't flinch.
Askren is trying to counter now!
Askren tries to close his guard around Hughes
He succeeds!
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Askren
Hughes is in closed guard... Askren tries to roll on the ground!
Matt Hughes uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Askren
Hughes works on the ground with his fingers over Askren's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Kevin MacDonald saw it!
Kevin MacDonald takes away one point from Matt Hughes for eye poke.
Kevin MacDonald halts the fight to give Askren time to recover. Ben Askren seems to be ready to fight again. 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 Olympic Stadium (Wroclaw, Poland) are cheering for the fighters.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Ben Askren shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Matt Hughes is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Askren into his guard.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Hughes
As the fight continues it seems that Matt Hughes is taking the best of the fight.
Askren is in closed guard... Hughes tries to roll on the ground!
Ben Askren uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Askren tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Ben Askren looks to posture up and open Matt Hughes's guard...
Ben Askren forces Matt Hughes to open his guard.
Ben Askren is in open guard over Hughes
Hughes tries to close his guard around Askren
He succeeds!
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Hughes
Askren is in closed guard... Hughes tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ben Askren!
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Ben Askren
Matt Hughes throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Askren breaks the lock showing some skills...
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Ben Askren
Hughes tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Askren struggles and frees his leg!
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Askren
Matt Hughes pushes Askren's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Hughes who is in full mount! Askren is in trouble now!
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Ben Askren
Hughes tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Askren struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Askren tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Ben Askren tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Hughes
Askren is in closed guard... Hughes tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ben Askren!
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Ben Askren
Askren is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Matt Hughes pushes Ben Askren down and prevents his attempts to escape
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Ben Askren
Matt Hughes isolates Ben Askren's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Ben Askren is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Hughes clumsily fails here and it's time for Ben Askren to fight back!
Askren is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Matt Hughes pushes Ben Askren down and prevents his attempts to escape
Kevin MacDonald 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 tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Hughes is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Ben Askren is in open guard over Hughes
Hughes 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 open guard over Hughes
Hughes breaths deeply while on the ground
Ben Askren is in open guard over Hughes
Good looking punches from Ben Askren on the ground
They could take their toll on Hughes.
Ben Askren is in open guard over Hughes
Askren throws a few hammer fists to the face of Matt Hughes
Blocked by Hughes.
Askren misses a step and Matt Hughes sees an opportunity to counter him!
Matt Hughes isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Askren blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Hughes's guard.
Ben Askren is in half guard over Hughes
Matt Hughes attempts to move to full guard
Matt Hughes manages to switch to full guard.
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Hughes
Matt Hughes is cooling the fight on the ground
Kevin MacDonald stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Olympic Stadium (Wroclaw, Poland) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Ben Askren is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Ben Askren is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Askren grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Ben Askren
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 2
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Askren grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Hughes struggles... Ben Askren is unable to take him down
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Ben Askren tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Matt Hughes jumps backwards and frees his leg.
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
A high kick from Ben Askren
misses badly. Askren slips and falls!
Hughes is standing while Askren is on the ground on his back
Hughes moves backwards and gestures for Ben Askren to stand up.
Askren climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Hughes is holding Ben Askren's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Ben Askren loses balance and goes to the ground.
Askren Hyper-extended his left arm
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Ben Askren
Matt Hughes looks to mount Ben Askren...
Matt Hughes slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Ben Askren
Askren breaths deeply while on the ground
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Ben Askren
Ben Askren tries to roll to his side and trap Matt Hughes in his guard...
Matt Hughes rolls him over and takes his back!
Hughes is in rear mount over Askren
Askren has given his back to Matt Hughes who is trying to get one hook in!
Matt Hughes has one hook in!
Hughes is in rear mount over Askren with one hook in
Hughes has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Askren.
Nicely done! Hughes now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Hughes is in rear mount over Askren with two hooks in
Hughes is in rear mount with two hooks in! He is working on a desperate Askren, who tries to defend himself and escape from that position.
Hughes moves looking to sink a rear naked choke and finish this.
Hughes is in rear mount over Askren with two hooks in
Body shots by Matt Hughes
Solid blows to Askren's abdomen.
Hughes is in rear mount over Askren with two hooks in
Askren is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Hughes tries to use some of his tricky moves but Hughes's is smart enough to counter him.
Hughes is in rear mount over Askren with two hooks in
Matt Hughes tries to open Askren's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Matt Hughes. Askren is unable to cover himself now!
Askren has a small cut in his Forehead
The clock says 2:40 in the 2 round
Hughes is in rear mount over Askren with two hooks in
Hughes tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Askren!
Hughes has one of his arm over Ben Askren's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
Hughes is in rear mount over Askren with two hooks in
Hughes is in rear mount with two hooks in! He is working on a desperate Askren, who tries to defend himself and escape from that position.
Hughes moves looking to sink a rear naked choke and finish this.
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
Hughes is in rear mount over Askren with two hooks in
Hughes is in rear mount with two hooks in! He is working on a desperate Askren, who tries to defend himself and escape from that position.
Hughes moves looking to sink a rear naked choke and finish this.
Hughes is in rear mount over Askren with two hooks in
Hughes is in rear mount with two hooks in! He is working on a desperate Askren, who tries to defend himself and escape from that position.
Hughes moves looking to sink a rear naked choke and finish this.
The clock says 3:20 in the 2 round
Hughes is in rear mount over Askren with two hooks in
Hughes is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Askren's ribs.
Askren is noticing that and his face shows the pain.
The clock says 3:25 in the 2 round
Hughes is in rear mount over Askren with two hooks in
Askren launches a few weak punches
Hughes blocks them effectively.
Hughes is in rear mount over Askren with two hooks in
Matt Hughes isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
That Armbar from Matt Hughes appears to be unbreakable
Hughes is locking that Armbar...
Hughes throws his leg over and Ben Askren is in serious trouble! Matt Hughes extends his hips and Ben Askren is forced to tapout to the crafty armbar!
Winner is Matt Hughes by Submission (Armbar) at 3:47 Round 2
Statistics: Ben Askren
Punches 3/4 (75%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/5 (60%)
GnP strikes 3/10 (30%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 362 s
Statistics: Matt Hughes
Punches 0/3 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 10/15 (67%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 349 s
Hughes outrassled Askren. Interesting stuff.
Ben Askren looks at the ground while he does his calming exercises. He knows he can not fail this night.
Matt Hughes looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
Ben Askren comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Kevin MacDonald.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Askren and Hughes move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Tremendous strikes from Hughes!
Askren blocks with confidence
Askren is trying to counter now!
Brilliant combination from Ben Askren
that forces Hughes to try and defend better.
Matt Hughes tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Askren is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Askren
Askren tries to close his guard around Hughes
He is not able to do it
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Askren
Pitty-pat punches from Hughes
Ben Askren doesn't flinch.
Askren is trying to counter now!
Askren tries to close his guard around Hughes
He succeeds!
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Askren
Hughes is in closed guard... Askren tries to roll on the ground!
Matt Hughes uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Askren
Hughes works on the ground with his fingers over Askren's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Kevin MacDonald saw it!
Kevin MacDonald takes away one point from Matt Hughes for eye poke.
Kevin MacDonald halts the fight to give Askren time to recover. Ben Askren seems to be ready to fight again. 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 Olympic Stadium (Wroclaw, Poland) are cheering for the fighters.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Ben Askren shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Matt Hughes is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Askren into his guard.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Hughes
As the fight continues it seems that Matt Hughes is taking the best of the fight.
Askren is in closed guard... Hughes tries to roll on the ground!
Ben Askren uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Askren tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Ben Askren looks to posture up and open Matt Hughes's guard...
Ben Askren forces Matt Hughes to open his guard.
Ben Askren is in open guard over Hughes
Hughes tries to close his guard around Askren
He succeeds!
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Hughes
Askren is in closed guard... Hughes tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ben Askren!
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Ben Askren
Matt Hughes throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Askren breaks the lock showing some skills...
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Ben Askren
Hughes tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Askren struggles and frees his leg!
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Askren
Matt Hughes pushes Askren's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Hughes who is in full mount! Askren is in trouble now!
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Ben Askren
Hughes tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Askren struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Askren tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Ben Askren tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Hughes
Askren is in closed guard... Hughes tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ben Askren!
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Ben Askren
Askren is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Matt Hughes pushes Ben Askren down and prevents his attempts to escape
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Ben Askren
Matt Hughes isolates Ben Askren's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Ben Askren is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Hughes clumsily fails here and it's time for Ben Askren to fight back!
Askren is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Matt Hughes pushes Ben Askren down and prevents his attempts to escape
Kevin MacDonald 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 tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Hughes is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Ben Askren is in open guard over Hughes
Hughes 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 open guard over Hughes
Hughes breaths deeply while on the ground
Ben Askren is in open guard over Hughes
Good looking punches from Ben Askren on the ground
They could take their toll on Hughes.
Ben Askren is in open guard over Hughes
Askren throws a few hammer fists to the face of Matt Hughes
Blocked by Hughes.
Askren misses a step and Matt Hughes sees an opportunity to counter him!
Matt Hughes isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Askren blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Hughes's guard.
Ben Askren is in half guard over Hughes
Matt Hughes attempts to move to full guard
Matt Hughes manages to switch to full guard.
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Hughes
Matt Hughes is cooling the fight on the ground
Kevin MacDonald stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Olympic Stadium (Wroclaw, Poland) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Ben Askren is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Ben Askren is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Askren grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Ben Askren
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That was an even round for the most part.
=========================================
Round 2
=========================================
Askren grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Hughes struggles... Ben Askren is unable to take him down
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Ben Askren tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Matt Hughes jumps backwards and frees his leg.
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
A high kick from Ben Askren
misses badly. Askren slips and falls!
Hughes is standing while Askren is on the ground on his back
Hughes moves backwards and gestures for Ben Askren to stand up.
Askren climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Hughes is holding Ben Askren's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Ben Askren loses balance and goes to the ground.
Askren Hyper-extended his left arm
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Ben Askren
Matt Hughes looks to mount Ben Askren...
Matt Hughes slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Ben Askren
Askren breaths deeply while on the ground
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Ben Askren
Ben Askren tries to roll to his side and trap Matt Hughes in his guard...
Matt Hughes rolls him over and takes his back!
Hughes is in rear mount over Askren
Askren has given his back to Matt Hughes who is trying to get one hook in!
Matt Hughes has one hook in!
Hughes is in rear mount over Askren with one hook in
Hughes has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Askren.
Nicely done! Hughes now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Hughes is in rear mount over Askren with two hooks in
Hughes is in rear mount with two hooks in! He is working on a desperate Askren, who tries to defend himself and escape from that position.
Hughes moves looking to sink a rear naked choke and finish this.
Hughes is in rear mount over Askren with two hooks in
Body shots by Matt Hughes
Solid blows to Askren's abdomen.
Hughes is in rear mount over Askren with two hooks in
Askren is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Hughes tries to use some of his tricky moves but Hughes's is smart enough to counter him.
Hughes is in rear mount over Askren with two hooks in
Matt Hughes tries to open Askren's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Matt Hughes. Askren is unable to cover himself now!
Askren has a small cut in his Forehead
The clock says 2:40 in the 2 round
Hughes is in rear mount over Askren with two hooks in
Hughes tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Askren!
Hughes has one of his arm over Ben Askren's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
Hughes is in rear mount over Askren with two hooks in
Hughes is in rear mount with two hooks in! He is working on a desperate Askren, who tries to defend himself and escape from that position.
Hughes moves looking to sink a rear naked choke and finish this.
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
Hughes is in rear mount over Askren with two hooks in
Hughes is in rear mount with two hooks in! He is working on a desperate Askren, who tries to defend himself and escape from that position.
Hughes moves looking to sink a rear naked choke and finish this.
Hughes is in rear mount over Askren with two hooks in
Hughes is in rear mount with two hooks in! He is working on a desperate Askren, who tries to defend himself and escape from that position.
Hughes moves looking to sink a rear naked choke and finish this.
The clock says 3:20 in the 2 round
Hughes is in rear mount over Askren with two hooks in
Hughes is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Askren's ribs.
Askren is noticing that and his face shows the pain.
The clock says 3:25 in the 2 round
Hughes is in rear mount over Askren with two hooks in
Askren launches a few weak punches
Hughes blocks them effectively.
Hughes is in rear mount over Askren with two hooks in
Matt Hughes isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
That Armbar from Matt Hughes appears to be unbreakable
Hughes is locking that Armbar...
Hughes throws his leg over and Ben Askren is in serious trouble! Matt Hughes extends his hips and Ben Askren is forced to tapout to the crafty armbar!
Winner is Matt Hughes by Submission (Armbar) at 3:47 Round 2
Statistics: Ben Askren
Punches 3/4 (75%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/5 (60%)
GnP strikes 3/10 (30%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 362 s
Statistics: Matt Hughes
Punches 0/3 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 10/15 (67%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 349 s
Hughes outrassled Askren. Interesting stuff.
