Post by The Sandman on Jun 26, 2023 23:03:36 GMT -5
Eddie Alvarez looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
Ben Askren 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.
Eddie Alvarez comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Eddie Alvarez and Ben Askren touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Eddie Alvarez fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Alvarez and Askren circle around the center of the cage.
Some counter punches against Ben Askren
almost hit him as he moves away.
Eddie Alvarez gets sloppy and Ben Askren tries to take advantage...
Ben Askren attempts a sweep single...
Ben Askren catches Eddie Alvarez's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Askren.
Crushing shot to Alvarez's body! He's holding his side
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Alvarez
Askren positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Alvarez's being punished here!
Alvarez has a small cut in his Forehead
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Alvarez
Askren is in closed guard... Alvarez tries to roll on the ground!
Ben Askren uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Alvarez
Askren is in closed guard... Alvarez 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 is looking to pass Eddie Alvarez's guard...
Eddie Alvarez has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Alvarez
Askren use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Pacific Coliseum (Vancouver, British Columbia) is cheering him!
Ben Askren is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez attempts to trap Ben Askren in his guard.
Ben Askren keeps control and remains in side mount.
Ben Askren is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Alvarez tries to show some ground skills
Askren uses his strength to keep Askren at a disadvantage
Ben Askren is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Alvarez tries to show some ground skills
Askren uses his strength to keep Askren at a disadvantage
Josh Rosenthal 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 Pacific Coliseum (Vancouver, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
Ben Askren is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Askren fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Eddie Alvarez didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Ben Askren is in open guard over Alvarez
Alvarez tries to close his guard around Askren
He is not able to do it
Ben Askren is in open guard over Alvarez
Alvarez tries to close his guard around Askren
He is not able to do it
Ben Askren is in open guard over Alvarez
Alvarez tries to close his guard around Askren
He is not able to do it
Ben Askren is in open guard over Alvarez
Askren positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Alvarez's being punished here!
Alvarez's Left eye is beginning to swell
Alvarez has a small cut in his Left eye
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Ben Askren is in open guard over Alvarez
Ben Askren aggressively and repeatedly punches Alvarez.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Ben Askren is in open guard over Alvarez
Askren moves on the ground
Ben Askren moves to side mount
Ben Askren is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez attempts to trap Ben Askren in his guard.
Ben Askren keeps control and remains in side mount.
Ben Askren is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Ben Askren looks to mount Eddie Alvarez...
Ben Askren slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Ben Askren is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Ben Askren tries to better his position on the ground...
Askren is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Ben Askren is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Ben Askren fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Alvarez's face!
Ben Askren is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez tries to roll to his side and trap Ben Askren in his guard...
Ben Askren keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Ben Askren is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Ben Askren aggressively and repeatedly punches Alvarez.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Alvarez's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Ben Askren is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Askren suddenly holds Eddie Alvarez's arm and tries an armbar!
You can see the pain reflected in Alvarez's eyes...
Alvarez almost dind't see what was happening before tap!
Winner is Ben Askren by Submission (Armbar) at 4:36 Round 1
Statistics: Eddie Alvarez
Punches 0/2 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 216 s
Statistics: Ben Askren
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 15/17 (88%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 216 s
Not sure what the program was doing with tihs fight, since those 0/2 punches ALvarez landed looked like they did damage to Askren (who has no health). So this looked like it could be an interesting fight that went back then forth, but apparently, it was just Askren, all Askren, only Askren.
Ben Askren 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.
Eddie Alvarez comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Eddie Alvarez and Ben Askren touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Eddie Alvarez fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Alvarez and Askren circle around the center of the cage.
Some counter punches against Ben Askren
almost hit him as he moves away.
Eddie Alvarez gets sloppy and Ben Askren tries to take advantage...
Ben Askren attempts a sweep single...
Ben Askren catches Eddie Alvarez's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Askren.
Crushing shot to Alvarez's body! He's holding his side
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Alvarez
Askren positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Alvarez's being punished here!
Alvarez has a small cut in his Forehead
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Alvarez
Askren is in closed guard... Alvarez tries to roll on the ground!
Ben Askren uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Alvarez
Askren is in closed guard... Alvarez 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 is looking to pass Eddie Alvarez's guard...
Eddie Alvarez has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Alvarez
Askren use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Pacific Coliseum (Vancouver, British Columbia) is cheering him!
Ben Askren is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez attempts to trap Ben Askren in his guard.
Ben Askren keeps control and remains in side mount.
Ben Askren is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Alvarez tries to show some ground skills
Askren uses his strength to keep Askren at a disadvantage
Ben Askren is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Alvarez tries to show some ground skills
Askren uses his strength to keep Askren at a disadvantage
Josh Rosenthal 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 Pacific Coliseum (Vancouver, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
Ben Askren is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Askren fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Eddie Alvarez didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Ben Askren is in open guard over Alvarez
Alvarez tries to close his guard around Askren
He is not able to do it
Ben Askren is in open guard over Alvarez
Alvarez tries to close his guard around Askren
He is not able to do it
Ben Askren is in open guard over Alvarez
Alvarez tries to close his guard around Askren
He is not able to do it
Ben Askren is in open guard over Alvarez
Askren positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Alvarez's being punished here!
Alvarez's Left eye is beginning to swell
Alvarez has a small cut in his Left eye
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Ben Askren is in open guard over Alvarez
Ben Askren aggressively and repeatedly punches Alvarez.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Ben Askren is in open guard over Alvarez
Askren moves on the ground
Ben Askren moves to side mount
Ben Askren is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez attempts to trap Ben Askren in his guard.
Ben Askren keeps control and remains in side mount.
Ben Askren is in side mount over Eddie Alvarez
Ben Askren looks to mount Eddie Alvarez...
Ben Askren slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Ben Askren is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Ben Askren tries to better his position on the ground...
Askren is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Ben Askren is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Ben Askren fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Alvarez's face!
Ben Askren is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez tries to roll to his side and trap Ben Askren in his guard...
Ben Askren keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Ben Askren is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Ben Askren aggressively and repeatedly punches Alvarez.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Alvarez's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Ben Askren is in full mount over Eddie Alvarez
Askren suddenly holds Eddie Alvarez's arm and tries an armbar!
You can see the pain reflected in Alvarez's eyes...
Alvarez almost dind't see what was happening before tap!
Winner is Ben Askren by Submission (Armbar) at 4:36 Round 1
Statistics: Eddie Alvarez
Punches 0/2 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 216 s
Statistics: Ben Askren
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 15/17 (88%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 216 s
Not sure what the program was doing with tihs fight, since those 0/2 punches ALvarez landed looked like they did damage to Askren (who has no health). So this looked like it could be an interesting fight that went back then forth, but apparently, it was just Askren, all Askren, only Askren.
