|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benny Askren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geese Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Askren comes to the ring accompanied by wave after wave mr probs. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
 |
|
 |
| 166 cm
33
274 lbs
15 - 13 - 0 |
|
187 cm
20
227 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
KO power |
|
Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Benny Askren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Geese Fury!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Askren takes the fight into the clinch.
Askren breaks the clinch.
Fury jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Askren throws a quick counter head kick but Fury was just out of range.
Benny Askren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Askren gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Askren dodges an elbow strike from Fury.
Askren's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Askren dodges the punch combination from Fury.
Askren gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Askren misses with a knee to the head.
Fury struggles to land a body shot inside as Askren controls his hands.
Fury struggles to land a body shot inside as Askren controls his hands.
Fury swings wildly with an uppercut but Askren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Askren jumps guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Askren controlling the position.
Fury stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Askren swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Askren is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Fury is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Askren on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Askren tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fury postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Askren shoots in but no luck this time.
An inside leg kick lands from Askren.
Fury misses with a hook. Askren ducked under it nicely.
Askren shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fury pinned against the ropes. Fury gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Askren is defended easily by Fury.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benny Askren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury scores with a crisp jab that stopped Askren in his tracks.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fury misses with a body punch.
Fury lands with a short shot to the head.
Fury throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fury throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fury lands a hook that snaps the head of Askren backwards.
Askren tries to stall but Fury uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fury tries to throw a body punch but Askren avoids it by throwing Fury back against the ropes.
Our sources have told us that Askren has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Askren looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury lands a damaging elbow.
Askren dodges an elbow strike from Fury.
Fury misses with an elbow over the top.
Askren misses with a hook to the ribs.
Askren throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fury blocks it with crossed arms.
A shot in the inside from Askren.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Fury just misses with a elbow thrown towards Askren's brow.
A shot in the inside from Fury.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Askren is trying to drag Fury to the mat but Fury just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Askren is trying to pull guard but Fury turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Fury misses with a punch to the body.
Askren blocks a body shot from Fury.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fury blocking some punches.
Fury tries to throw a body punch but Askren avoids it by throwing Fury back against the ropes.
Fury manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Fury throws an elbow that misses.
Askren blocks an elbow strike.
Fury displaying some good clinch control by pressing Askren up against the ropes.
Askren's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Askren moves to clinch but Fury breaks away
and Fury connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Askren is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Askren moves to clinch but Fury breaks away
and Fury counters with a right hand to the body.
Geese Fury is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Askren changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fury tries to avoid it but Askren manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fury to the ground. Fury escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Askren closes the distance and clinches up with Fury, looking for a takedown. Askren pushes Fury against the ropes but Fury circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fury swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fury throws a hook but Askren blocks it.
Askren closes the distance and pushes Fury back into the ropes.
Askren fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fury lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Askren backwards.
Fury struggles to land a body shot inside as Askren controls his hands.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Fury just misses with a elbow thrown towards Askren's brow.
Askren lands an elbow just above Fury 's eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fury goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Askren tries to break the clinch but Fury is controlling the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Fury throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fury tries a body shot but Askren blocks it.
Askren misses with an elbow strike.
Askren blocks the elbow strike.
Fury doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fury misses with a punch on the inside.
Askren lands a body punch.
Fury throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fury lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fury lands with a short shot to the head.
Fury lands a right hand that snaps the head of Askren backwards.
Askren breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fury checks a low kick from Askren.
Askren tries to clinch there but Fury circles away.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Askren tries to clinch there but Fury circles away.
Askren has a takedown stuffed.
Fury jabs Askren right on the nose. Askren blinks but takes it well.
Askren fails to land the takedown.
Askren dives in for a single leg takedown but Fury sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Fury misses with a series of wild punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fury slaps away a takedown attempt from Askren, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Askren bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Fury misses with a few strikes there.
Decent striking displayed by Fury there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Askren lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fury has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fury and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Askren moves into the clinch successfully.
Fury lands an elbow that stopped Askren in his tracks for a moment.
Askren is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Fury to keep the fight standing.
Fury throws a head punch that misses.
Askren lands an elbow inside that Fury shrugs off.
Askren tries to pull guard but Fury won't allow it.
Askren prevents a body shot from Fury.
Fury can't find room to land a body shot as Askren controls the action.
Fury lands with a light punch inside.
Fury creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Askren's defenses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geese Fury dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Fury swings for the body but Askren moves out of range.
Fury changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Askren doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fury counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab lands there for Fury.
Fury jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Askren gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Askren is trying to pull guard but Fury has him pressed against the ropes.
Fury has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Askren blocks an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Askren softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Askren's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Fury stalling in the clinch but Askren improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury can't find room to land a body shot as Askren controls the action.
Askren blocking some punches.
Askren tries a body shot but Fury blocks it.
Fury lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Fury pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Askren breaks the clinch.
Askren tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Fury manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Askren slips under a jab.
Fury might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Fury cracks Askren with an open hand slap.
Sloppy strikes from Fury. Those never looked like landing.
Askren fails in his attempt to clinch.
Askren uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fury.
Askren tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fury swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Askren tries to clinch there but Fury circles away.
Askren doesn't manage to clinch there - Fury circles away.
Askren closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Fury pushes Askren back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fury pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Askren dodges an elbow strike from Fury.
Askren blocks an elbow strike from Fury.
Geese Fury seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A left hand lands to the body for Fury.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fury lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fury misses with a body punch.
Askren is trying to break free.
Fury swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askren pulls guard.
Fury stopping the sweep attempt from Askren.
Fury stands and throws Askren's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Fury is looking to take a break and control but Askren is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Askren is looking to reverse the position.
Askren regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Askren has a hand on Fury's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Fury takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Askren tries to reverse the position but Fury maintains control.
Askren is working hard here to advance position.
Askren is squirming around, avoiding Fury's attempts to control the action.
Fury prevents Askren from getting the reversal.
Fury can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Askren is looking to escape.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Askren tries to hold on but Fury postures up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fury trying to control but Askren is having none of it.
Fury controlling the position easily from mount.
Fury avoids the attempt from Askren to control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Askren is trying desperately to improve position.
Fury trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Askren is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Fury wants to control the pace but Askren is squirming around nicely.
Askren tries to hold on but Fury pushes him away.
Askren working to try and regain half guard.
Fury looking to control but Askren is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Benny Askren has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Askren wants to control but Fury is having none of it.
Fury prevents Askren from getting the reversal.
Geese Fury is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fury looking to control but Askren is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Askren is looking to improve his position but Fury isn't that keen on the idea.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Askren swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Askren throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Fury wants to control the pace but Askren is squirming around nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Geese Fury comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fury has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Geese Fury!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Geese Fury!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Geese Fury!
Geese Fury wins by unanimous decision!
Benny Askren spoke after the fight, saying 'My chin is glass '.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
35% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
