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Event:
BLAZE 10 - ANDERSSON VS VOLKOV
Date: Jan 14, 2021 |
#R1##CL#
Askren clinches with his opponent.
Sutton is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Askren gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Askren lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sutton is looking to take this one to the mat.
Askren is pushing Sutton up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. #TD#
Askren gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Askren connects with a nice short shot to Sutton's temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Askren connects with a nice short shot to Sutton's temple.
Sutton is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Sutton trying to hold on to Askren's head to control him but Askren postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Sutton manages to get to full guard.
Askren being controlled here momentarily.
Askren showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sutton has Askren pulled in close to control his posture.
Askren wants to control from the top but Sutton keeps moving. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Askren throws a big elbow that misses. #SUB2#
Sutton looking for a triangle here. Askren is fighting it but it looks tight! Sutton pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Askren is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Brooklyn Sutton!
An intense looking Brooklyn Sutton took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Ben talks so much trash on everyone, so I called him out. I got what I wanted and tonight I beat him. Maybe that will humble you. The future is now!!'. |
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Event:
BLAZE 7 - HARMS VS HOFFMAN
Date: Dec 24, 2020 |
#R1#
Palakiko throws a combination. Askren tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#CUT2#It looks like Ben Askren has been cut.
We've been hearing reports that Askren has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Palakiko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Askren avoids the body shot from Palakiko.
#TD#
Askren shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Palakiko napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Palakiko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Askren. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Askren is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Askren throws a strike aimed at the side of Palakiko's head but Palakiko avoids it well.
Palakiko gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Palakiko trying desperately to get to his feet.
Askren landing punches. #T1#
Askren content just to control the position here.
A nice elbow there by Askren.#CUT#It looks like Daniel Palakiko has been cut.
Askren tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Palakiko is in a horrible position here. Askren smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Askren unloading with bombs!
Askren won't let Palakiko get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Askren connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
#T2#
Askren takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Askren punishing his opponent with strikes. #CUT#That has opened up Daniel Palakiko's cut even more.
Askren looking to finish Palakiko with some ground and pound. This is bad for Palakiko!#CUT#The cut above Daniel Palakiko's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palakiko takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.#CUT#Daniel Palakiko's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Daniel Palakiko's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ben Askren!
An intense looking Ben Askren took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I wanna thanks all the italians that believed in me, I wanna thanks Saklain, I wanna thanks my coaches, and my manager, TEAM ALTIERI is great, it is givin'me a lot. WHERE U AT DIAZ? WHERE U AT? Come on Saklain, you know I deserve the title shot now'.
The defeated Daniel Palakiko had this to say: 'It is what it is, I'll bounce back.'. |
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Event:
ACA 5: Night of champions
Date: Dec 12, 2020 |
#R1##CL#
Askren takes the fight into the clinch.
Askren has a couple of punches blocked by Stone.
Askren throws a punch but it's blocked by Stone.
A body shot lands from Askren.
Nice body punch from Askren - that landed with a thud.
A bit of stalling here from Askren.
Askren looking for a takedown.
Askren stalling against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Askren gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Askren trying to move into half guard but instead Stone has managed to sweep!#REVB##T1#
Stone preventing the sweep.
Askren is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Askren landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Stone works his way to full guard. Good work.
Askren lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Askren is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Askren keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Stone's head.
Askren landing some decent shots from guard. #T2#
Askren postures up and lands a big shot to Stone's brow.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Askren accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stone looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Askren puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Askren trying to control the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Askren has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Stone has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Askren is working away from the top position though.#T3#
Askren working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Askren lands with a punch from half guard.
Stone really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Askren. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stone has hold of Askren's hands but Askren slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Stone is trying to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Askren seems content to control.
Askren seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Askren seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Stone trying to control here.
#T4#
Askren controlling the action here.
Stone is trying to get back to full guard.
Askren seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stone on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Askren looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Askren dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Askren ducks right into an uppercut from Stone.
Steve Stone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stone missing with a left hand there. Askren was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stone avoids the body shot from Askren.
Askren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stone.
Stone throws a series of strikes that have Askren backpedaling.
#CUT2#It looks like Ben Askren has been cut.
Stone lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Askren is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stone can do to turn this around?
Askren moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Askren looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Askren checks the leg kick.
Stone throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#TD#
and Askren counters with a single leg into guard. Stone didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Askren controlling from the top position.
Askren is working Stone over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #T1#
Askren controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Askren working some strikes from top position.
Stone is trying to control the position but Askren postures up.
Askren seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Askren stops Stone from standing up. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Askren scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Askren is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#ES2#
Stone pushes Askren off and gets back to his feet.
Stone lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Stone scores with a jab to the jaw.
Askren blocks a low kick nicely.
Askren misses the jab.
It seemed like Stone was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T3#
Stone keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stone swinging wildly here.
Stone doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Steve Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone fails to land with a series of punches.
Askren drops down looking for a counter takedown but Stone sprawls and moves away.
Donk. Stone catches Askren right on the button with a cross.#CL#
Askren takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Askren.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. #T4#
Stone stops a takedown attempt from Askren.
Come on Askren - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Askren drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Askren taking a breather.
Askren wants a takedown but no success here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Stone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ben Askren's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Askren slips a jab and a cross from Stone.
Stone throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #TD#
Askren shoots in and bounces Stone off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Askren scoring with some ground and pound.
Askren scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Askren postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Askren's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Askren's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Askren seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Stone for as long as he can get away with.#T1#
Askren wants to pass the guard but Stone is keeping the position.
Stone working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Askren showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Askren with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Stone has momentary wrist control but Askren slips an elbow through the middle.
Stone is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Askren landing with the ground and pound. #SUB#
Askren drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Askren jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Askren chips away with some ground and pound.
Askren controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Askren stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stone swivels though and keeps the full guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T3#
Stone will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Askren manages to avoid it.
Stone throws a nice looking combination but Askren bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stone throws a right and a left that Askren avoids nicely.
Stone misses with a hook.
Askren was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Askren throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stone throws a lazy right hand but Askren sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice body punch from Askren.
Stone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T4#
Stone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Askren circles away quickly and effectively.
Askren appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.#TD#
Askren closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Stone quickly recovers to half guard.
Stone wants to control but Askren passes into side.
Askren lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Askren slows the pace down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Askren cracks Stone with a big elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Askren working the ground and pound from side control.
Askren landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Askren showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Askren has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Askren! |
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Event:
ACA 2: Keita vs Kondratuk
Date: Nov 21, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kumo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Askren stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've been hearing reports that Askren has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.#TD#
Askren decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kumo wants to get back to full guard.
Askren works his way into full mount!
Askren looking to finish with strikes here!
Kumo is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kumo manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Kumo felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Askren is pressing down on Kumo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kumo is holding on for now.
Kumo is trying is best to control the position here. #T1#
Askren is nestled in close to Kumo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Askren thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Askren takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Askren working Kumo over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kumo tries to kick Askren off but Askren keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Askren throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Askren missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #T2#
Askren content to control rather than advance. #SUB#
Askren is looking for a kimura but Kumo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Askren to get the leverage.
Askren not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Askren has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Askren missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kumo misses with a left hand #TD#
so Askren counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Askren stays in close to Kumo's body and controls the position.
Askren wants to pass the guard but Kumo is keeping the position.#T3#
Askren throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Askren pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kumo is keeping the position for now.
Askren lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Askren is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Askren pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kumo is keeping the position for now. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Askren slips a straight right by Kumo.
Askren ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Askren appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kumo misses with a hook to the body
and Askren counters with a left to the body.
Kumo throws a left and a right that both miss
#TD#
and Askren counters with a takedown into side control.
Kumo looks winded!
Askren tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kumo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Askren working the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Askren throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Askren in side control lands a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Askren dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Askren uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kumo.
Askren is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#TD#
Askren fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kumo sprawls well initially but Askren persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kumo scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Askren manages to mount him!
Kumo taking shots to the head.
Askren looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kumo blocking the ground and pound.
Askren throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Askren has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kumo's face.
Ben Askren overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Askren has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kumo's face.
#T1#
Askren takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Askren punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kumo is breathing heavily.
Askren looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Kumo covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Askren! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 30, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#TD#
Askren looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Santana looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Askren looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Askren trying to stand up but can't free himself from Santana's guard.#T1#
Askren postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Askren not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Askren looking to pass the guard.
Askren stands and throws Santana's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Askren happy to just control the position for now.
Askren tries to stand but Santana is controlling his head.
Santana really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Askren. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A lull in the action here as Askren stalls from top position.
Check out the look on Askren's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Askren slows the pace down.
Santana is trying to get back to half guard.
Askren works to advance to full mount. Santana defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. #T3#
Askren controlling from mount. #SUB#
Askren is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Askren!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ben Askren! |
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