Ben Askren vs Tyrone Lewis - 2008 US Open

2008 US Open 74KG Finals match between Ben Askren and Tyrone Lewis

[@BigBass-xf5yi]

Ben wrestles like no other. Bizzare,effective, and funky.

[@mmatrainee]

Looks like a wet noodle is out wrestling a wrestler, great stuff

[@wrestlingjudoms1302]

He looks like he no mobility whatsoever but always wins

[@johndeneen980]

Ben is the top of the food chain! Smart, unorthodox, deceptively strong.

[@esmeeisen9919]

Was

[@matthewolson469]

@@esmeeisen9919 million times better than never will be

[@Myemnhk]

@@matthewolson469 doesn't change what he said

[@juntjoonunya9216]

Was

[@matthewolson469]

@@juntjoonunya9216 million times better than never will be

[@geoff4705]

What was Lewis so angry about? He's the one who spent most of the first period running, clubbing, and refusing to engage.

[@marky1846]

he's upset about the smudge on the back of his trunks

[@andrewwalton1577]

Reminds me if may weather

[@m.b.593]

@@marky1846 Did he shat himself?

[@dafarzaza]

A Sore loser

[@Cochise6666]

Ben really was unique. His folkstyle wouldn't have translated well to freestyle; he used awkward twisting motions that would by freestyle rules have exposed his back, BUT his freestyle was a whole different approach that got him to the dang Olympics! I like watching his weird, but effective techniques, both folk and freestyles.

[@billybud9557]

Interesting to compare the technique and intensity of this match 13 years ago with those of today. Thanks for posting.

[@tribeman19]

@Brandon Castle He's truly an outlier. His lack of technicality was his biggest strength even in MMA, on paper none of it should be effective: plodding forward, using awkward head movement and dips, and practically tripping forward to get his hands on his opponents, yet before they know it, they're on the ground and on the receiving end of ground and pound. I suspect this pattern will translate into his boxing match. Great breakdown of his wrestling career, by the way.

[@scott729]

Says 2008 in the title, but I would argue it was 1981 based on the video quality

[@themanstan0785]

good one

[@Moonwalker174]

I’ll have a friend send me a video on iMessage and the quality will drop to a potato. Worse than This 🥲

[@thesportspsych]

I absolutely love how much of a troll he has ALWAYS been

[@johnnybeefum]

terrible sportsmanship from Lewis

[@Palpac]

When guys stop and want a fight, while having a fight😂

[@adammacdomhnail2014]

😁😁

[@glitchinthematrix555]

Wrestling and striking are two different things

[@Charmander009]

They’d still fuck u up

[@thefailmaster357]

@@glitchinthematrix555 go fight Ben then in the street

[@rumchata6569]

Even in his prime wrestling days Ben doesn’t look athletic at all lol

[@angelomartinez8397]

How is that what you took away from this match

[@juntjoonunya9216]

Dad bod Ben

[@neverusingthisagain2]

Still totally dominates.

[@jg-fs5ik]

Never had to be

[@JohnDoe_88]

Ben : "I have the slowest muscle twitch ever"

[@rollenswollen6694]

You really cannot contemplate the strength these guys have at their peak.. it does not compute to weightroom strength (lifting weights) but rather the density of the muscle fiber compaction they achieve from throwing each other around. True story - I was stationed with a one brian vanhoven at Quantico Virginia while serving in the Marines. Brian and I were comparing moves one day, whilst I was a Marine martial arts instructor.. I proceeded to lay flat on my belly (weight 200#s) and Brian proceeded to side lift me cleaaaar up over his head to the other side..😮. His weight, around 167 - 169.. unreal!

[@tribeman19]

@@advancedchiropractic667 Yep. I've been doing Jiu-Jitsu for about six years and when wrestlers come in they're so much stronger than everyone else. Wrestlers are something else man, they've helped my BJJ game more than anyone lol.

[@oleyeller3256]

I call it show muscle ir gym strength, and it would always show in he shipyard when big swole guys couldnt hang with the average looking guy carrying heavy angle irons around like walking a dog in the park.

[@jeremywynohradnyk4993]

@3:59 is unreal how he maneuvered that

[@Cenyon]

I don’t know much about wrestling, but watching Askren plod forward and grab a leg like it’s a stationary object is so crazy lol

[@phule3625]

Lolol very unorthodox, im a wrestler its looks weird to me

[@Litevaar]

I've wrestled my entire life and it looks strange to me too lolol. He's the same way in folkstyle too, if not more so. His 1st NCAA National championship is one of my favorite matches ever because he does so much weird stuff and just dominates a future 2 time NCAA champ like it's nothing.

[@Cenyon]

@@Litevaar I checked out that match after I saw your comment and... wow. I have NO idea what was going on, just that Askren put the other guy in some sort of human meat grinder.

[@holo6858]

@@Litevaar You could please explain to me whats so weird about his wrestling style? I know nothing about wrestling

[@willlancer7831]

@@holo6858 it’s not traditional and it seems like it shouldn’t work

[@reaperskeeper8259]

I was in kindergarten reading dumb stories when askren was destroying

[@oct0slapzz891]

askren doesnt really take a shot he just reaches

[@motoz30]

really astute observation. it's amazing a slow, doughy, corn-rowed, non-shooter was able to wreck people the way he did...

[@giannibleya7690]

@@motoz30 and people don't give him any props for that

[@screamneagle8420]

It’s called a snatch single. It’s very effective and is there more than we realize.

[@Cheesusrice69222]

Hes hit it so many times he knows the leg will be there. Cant argue with a 3 time ncaa champ and us open winner

[@TheRednose3269]

@@Cheesusrice69222 2 time champ to be accurate.

[@michaelspoto8720]

me looking at askren with no hair: "who da fook is that guy"

[@caeespo4249]

He has plenty of hair if able to make “cornrows”

[@not-a-social-program6218]

Lol I got the joke! Some missed it.

[@trollaccount4817]

Brilow pad

[@HaCubbee]

@@not-a-social-program6218 So this isnt an overused quote of McGregor which doesnt make sense becuase Askren literally has long hair in the video? Explain, please....

[@christopherbarker9313]

@@not-a-social-program6218 I also have no idea how this joke makes sense, explain it

[@jvcastillo7646]

Damn I’m so dumb I used to try to be the most explosive guy to reach a take down, but Funky literally don’t shoot, he just grab it when it’s close.

[@chademery9169]

Wow, Tyrone really didn’t like being tied up with.

[@justinfrasier6083]

Most authentic part of the video is hearing "Enter Sandman". Then the wrestling room practice classic "Bodies" by Drowning Pool starts about 5:20 Good memories and hearing it play during this match made me nostalgic...

[@simomonster]

Ben Askren is like those old Greek wrestlers 🤼‍♀️ !

[@jking5772]

Weird style, weird looking, weird personality but for some reason...likable, though some may disagree :)

[@bloo22ca]

I don't know anything about wresting so I can't tell what is considered "weird"

[@daltonwade9441]

I like him, he cracks me up.

[@tribeman19]

@@bloo22ca He lacks technicality and does a lot of things you typically are recommended not to do, but makes it work.

[@literallyshaking8019]

Slick back Askren would’ve tapped Masvidal.

[@Hamppariranskis]

Slick back askren 😂

[@alexs736]

Lewis is a crybaby

[@GF-qb3uo]

Askren's takedown...I have no idea how it worked. No level change, no penetration, looks like it was completely telegraphed as he just reached out and grabbed the leg. Just awkward to watch him wrestle.

[@richiecabinian1336]

He has a long reach, I think he just uses that to control the match and force people to shoot on him. But man he sure can get under peoples skin

[@GF-qb3uo]

@@richiecabinian1336 His wrestling style obviously worked; it's just awkward as all get out. Most definitely could get under opponent's skin.

[@richiecabinian1336]

@@GF-qb3uo awkward to say the least. You can see how people change when they wrestle him. Kinda like slime getting all over you. Hahahaha

[@andrewwood5358]

As his former teammate of his at Missouri, you would love his setup to his snatch single, let the guy grab his wrist and short drag it. What is unreal, he isn’t that awkward, he just has a different go about getting to his offense. Miz!

[@richiecabinian1336]

@@andrewwood5358 that's super cool. Definitely enjoyed watching him in college. Dude was exciting to watch, pinned people and had fun doing it. Glad he went into MMA and became a champion. I always like him. I'm actually sending my son to his camp in august (hoping this pandemic ends before then)

[@jesseascriven]

Tyrone gettin a little pissy pants in that match.

[@youthinasia7]

I love the original. PD1 out here making teams.

[@jasonmiller9495]

Man thats the weirdest single leg . How the hell does that work for him? No drop step hell he doesn’t even change levels. It is everything you are taught not to do

[@WolfPred]

Long arms and super human grip, most people can’t reach or can’t hold on

[@morpher728]

Wheres the single leg

[@sabas7549]

Dude was making me reconsider everything I knew about the sport lol

[@davidporter7051]

He is named Funky for these reasons. He does what you are not supposed to do. But it works for him.

[@spmc7090]

... Bens’ Class ... 🤙🏼

[@Mojojojo335]

I don’t see what’s so good about ben askren for him to have won two Championships

[@Moonwalker174]

He just wins. That’s all there is to it. Don’t matter ur style as long as u win,

[@ubermensch9688]

Thank you for blessing my feed 🙏

[@mikeletterst9882]

Man Ben Askren is slow but I can only imagine how strong he must've been.

[@EclecticBuddha]

Dude has ape strength.

[@mikeletterst9882]

@@EclecticBuddha yeah no doubt about that

[@slimbrady6691]

Yea DC said that when they trained together for the Olympics Ben was a handful even for him.

[@markchandler7089]

Fun match to watch. I wonder how it would have been scored with the current system. Scoring was puzzling then and still leaves me confused sometimes today. The sport has improved with the point for a push-out and penalizing stalling quicker.

[@scottmarsee1844]

Am I missing something...Does Lewis have any idea how Wrestlers act. Show some restrain and pride for the sport, don’t get in your opponents face to start a fist fight, ever-I would deduct a point. That’s newbie stuff.

[@BigBass-xf5yi]

Yeah, a real pissy attitude. It will get ya far in life.

[@NETTAHER28]

My observation was he didnt like how Ben stood over him for a split sec after the takedown in the first period.

[@scotturban54]

Thanks for posting

[@smoore8]

Askren looks so not athletic. Looks like a kid stuck in an old mans body lol

[@therealkenpachii]

Lmfaooooo

[@oscarluque4098]

Ben here looking like Pat Downey

[@samhatch1657]

Ben has dial-up twitch muscle fiber I swear to god

[@FightFanGaming]

Prime example of “skills pay the bills”

[@yankeesuperstar]

An ancient, beautiful sport

[@datube5913]

Not familiar with wrestling. How good actually was Ben (and what he did in this video)?

[@aarond8958]

College level he could be among top 15 GOATs maybe. Pinning everyone. People still mention how kids changed weight classes because they knew they couldn’t win 174, similar to people going 133 to avoid Spencer Lee. Qualifying for 2008 olympics right after college is a pretty big deal. I kind of wish he would’ve kept wrestling instead of mma/grappling to see how he would’ve done in the subsequent world championships and 2012 olympics but I suppose at least he got paid going the route he did.

[@oscarluque9163]

i never thought Id find the day i see Ben with braided hair

[@MontyQueues]

this guy looks like a future champion

[@mohammedhussain2278]

Welp

[@Gay4Jesus]

Askren was better at folk style

[@ryuktheweeb2676]

True but don’t forget that it was freestyle that got him to the Olympics

[@seanyshepfit]

His style is so fucking weird lmao but so effective. I swear he's got freakish strength

[@theazoutlaw364]

Ben Askren has been fucking with peoples heads for over a decade

[@robertblind1492]

Lewis was afraid from the beginning.

[@twerkinalisha7346]

Funny thing is Ben in this video is pretty much the same age Paul is now. Combat sports is a young man's game. If you're 12 years older than your opponent, that is a huge disadvantage. Randy Couture only did it because he was the complete opposite of his nickname "The Natural ".

[@frnweclipse3130]

* *Abraham Lincoln gets shot* *3:59

[@KickingAssDaily]

Is that Ben Askren with Corn Rows?

[@aprilnelly]

Ben's got the cool uniform

[@ednorm6241]

who won the fight somebody tell me im asking you.

[@flipf615]

This is Brian Ortega not Askren!

[@ednorm6241]

lets go ben !

[@TheAlmightyShun]

I do not miss 1 pt. takedowns. Not one bit.

[@aarond8958]

Why didn’t Lewis get 3 for the td & leg lace

[@VCR_Repairman]

Slick Askren

[@steelofcrom]

How did Lewis not get 3 for the takedown and leg lace?

[@aarond8958]

Same question as me

[@thefailmaster357]

Bro that dude in the red tried to crawl or run away every chance he got

[@asdfghjkldfghjhgcgyuigfyui9792]

never seen an unathletic guy who is good at wrestling

[@steiner69er]

Why does this look like a JV highschool match lmao. No headgear, Tyrone's ugly white socks, the non-technical wrestling.. Really bizzare match.

[@steelofcrom]

No headgear because its the US Open and they can wear it if they want to.

[@JoeyLopez27]

i didnt know Kid Kudi was a wrestler

[@Mantis74]

And wrestlers wonder why no one watches. 😴

[@sheen2694]

so this is tyrone

[@mrsmeedz]

Which one is which?

[@jonathanlambarena9754]

Lewis is the black guy in red, askren is the black guy in blue

[@metou3072]

I see a knee sandwich in his future....

[@kodykindhart5644]

😭😭😭 Exactly Try this shit in a street fight Wrecked And bbj once it hits the ground

[@koreybanks8220]

Good one. How long did it take you to come up with that one?

[@dumbstertv2993]

@@kodykindhart5644 wrestling is considered one of the very best disciplines to have in mma. So in a one on one street fight wrestler will win more times than not. Cant do nothing if you're on your back all day

[@bonkgaming4796]

@@kodykindhart5644 majority of high school wrestlers would eat you alive in a street fight.

[@kodykindhart5644]

🤣 Sure Try to grab my leg like that Boxing and muy Thai training got his head knocking back Good one tho Not knocking wrestling discipline Just saying he literally ate a knee with this move

[@thedreadedangler4070]

Ben have some good head near the end.

[@beatclub-7072]

That hair 😳

[@jamesowens7004]

Who here after ko lol

[@facelesssman]

Did Lewis shit himself before the match?

[@juntjoonunya9216]

What's going on with Ben's hair?

[@williamoleary9330]

Lewis should of done less talking and more wrestling

[@brandonjoseph1489]

Wrestling is so weird wtf are they doing

[@williamsmith8790]

Not as dad bod’ish back then

[@JohnWick-lk3sg]

Wow man wrestling is worse then WNBA

[@bryanitza-chulopez1658]

It’s not everyone’s cup of tea, same can be said for other sports.

[@spanglishonly6509]

Snooze sport

[@melvinsmith1176]

I felt some racial 🐂💩 goin on in that video...and some of the comments I'm feeln a lil more...but carry on tho..I was js

[@johnfraleee]

Go comment on something else. Don’t bring your bs here. You’re reaching

[@bilbobaggins7095]

These guys would get beat by today's highschoolers. Askrens shot set up was literally clapping his hands together then walking forward trying to grab a leg. Wtf

[@DeanMalenko120]

Wrestling smart, conservation of energy

[@n.h6001]

We had askren come to the high school I coach at and give a seminar. He fucked up our CA state placers. You’re wrong

[@Litevaar]

Stupidest thing I've heard all day.

[@jdenmark1287]

Go back to your 🕳

[@johnfraleee]

I was a state placer in Ohio and Ben beat the fucking brakes off me.

[@1975brody]

Over-rated askren...sucked then, still sucks now.

[@Thforklift126]

Yes, indeed. Very overrated. Was overrated in winning NCAA titles, and continued his overrated endeavors onto the Senior level where he immediately won every domestic tournament including the Olympic Trials. Shortly thereafter, he had the temerity to venture into an MMA career where he became an undefeated champion until only recently, when he retired with a total of two losses. So. Very. Overrated.

[@1975brody]

@@Thforklift126 haha! Fan boy! Still can’t hold a candle to John Smith...

[@weenitomcchile1380]

@@1975brody Dude is a 4 time NCAA Div 1 finalist. Sure he's no John Smith, but who is?

[@reillyjames8128]

We found a jake paul fan boy

[@kostikk7238]

@@reillyjames8128 i was literally about to type that in until i read ur comment lol as soon as i read @brody comment i could just feel the jake paul fanboyism