Watch the full 174-pound title match from 2004 NCAA wrestling championships. Oklahoma State's Chris Pendleton squared off against Missouri's Ben Askren. Subscribe to the NCAA Championship RU-vid channel: ru-vid.com...
Fun fact, the commentator in this match Jeff Blatnik was one of the original UFC commentators starting around UFC 13 or so. He was also an Olympic wrestler himself. He passed away from cancer not long ago.
@@Jordanthecool7 Look at the comments in MMA vids Bunch of morons just talking shit lol MMA has become way too mainstream because of all the WWE like antics
Every decision he took is a part of his legacy. He chose a money fight as the reward with a risk of getting a black mark on his legacy. Now that it backfired, you can't just pretend something did not happen.
My son sorta wrestled like a Askren type. He’d reach back put his head on the mat. His rubbery style while wrestling threw the other guy off. My son was very flexible and that threw many wrestlers off. My son wrestled in HS and made it and won a few and lost a few in the State tourney. Fun to watch.
That two count in the first period was way too fast. And honestly Askren wasn’t even parallel to the ground on the second count. It’s a shame when trigger happy refs give back points too fast
What about Pendleton obviously grabbing the edge of the mat and fleeing in the first???? Should have been a penalty point. He was still a step ahead of Ben at this point.
Thank you Jeff Blatnik. I’ve sent this video to my son and asked him to listen to what you’re saying about not keeping your head down because you’re not in a lifting position. Also the word leverage that my son doesn’t understand. RIP Jeff and thank you.
It’s sad people know askren for fighting Jake Paul… dudes one of the greatest college wrestlers of all time and his accomplishments speak for themselves. Jake Paul could only dream of the athletic accomplishments Askren has achieved.
Such a shame that the celebs only want to box. But we can be glad that they know they wouldn't have a chance to beat these legends in a real/mma fight.
It’s because the average person can easily comprehend the idea of punch the other guy in the face. The technique of wrestling and takedowns is too technical and confusing for the average layperson.
Yeah right!! What match are you watching?? Dude smoked Askren two finals in a row in college. Actually he beat Askren in all their matches in college except for one. Total domination and fleeing👎👎.
Dude has only lost 2 fights in his MMA career… was the 2nd wrestler in history to win 2 college wrestlers of the year. One of the most accomplished college wrestlers ever. Jake Paul beat a 40 year old wrestler who literally hopped outta bed fresh outta hip surgery… who cares about that shit. Ben Askren would whoop you and your daddy’s ass at the same time
