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Unbeaten. Penny Hardaway Jersey . Champion. Ben Askrens move from amateur wrestling to mixed martial arts has been pretty much seamless. "I could have got a few more finishes. That would have made it nice -- and a lot easier," said the former U.S. Olympic wrestler, who stopped his four MMA opponents in the first round but has gone to decision his last five outings. "But, yeah, its been great so far." Askren looks to defend his Bellator welterweight title when he takes on Douglas Lima on Friday at Bellator 64 in Windsor, Ont. Lima (21-4) has had no trouble cutting fights short. The Atlanta-based Brazilian has stopped his opponent in 18 of his 21 wins. Askren left wrestling after competing at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing where he pinned a Hungarian before losing to a star Cuban. The five-foot-11 Askren kept his hand in wrestling as a college coach but started training and fighting MMA. "Fighting started going better and better and better. And then last spring I just decided it was time to be a full-time MMA fighter," he said. "Im 27 now, going to be 28 soon (in July). Only got a few years left in my prime, essentially, and so might as well make the most of them before I fade away into the sunset." Askren was a wrestling phenom at the University of Missouri, where he was a two-time NCAA champion at 174 pounds (2006, 2007) two-time runner-up, and four-time all-American from 2004 to 2007. His career record at Missouri was 153-7. He went undefeated his last two years, winning 87 matches in a row. His 93 wins by fall were the fourth-most in NCAA history. After graduating in 2007, he did some volunteer coaching at Missouri but focused on his Olympic dream. MMA was already on his mind but Beijing was just 18 months ago. Coming into Beijing as U.S. champion, he had high hopes for a medal. Falling short hurt. "At that point Id got very used to winning and so getting set back like that was obviously real hard on me," he said. He marched in the opening ceremonies in Beijing, calling it a great experience. But the competition left a sour taste in his mouth. "When I was there, I was just focused on winning and doing the things I needed to do to win," he said. "And then when I lost, I was just kind of bitter about losing. It isnt a great feeling." He decided to try MMA for a year, knowing that if it wasnt right for him, he had three more years to prep for the next Olympics. "But I tried it, I did like it and I stuck with it," he said. The success of Askrens aggressive, scrambling wrestling style has carried over into MMA. He says it bridged nicely into jiu-jitsu -- he already has a brown belt. "Now when I get (opponents) to the ground, Im really comfortable and I have a significant advantage there also," he said. "Whereas some wrestlers, theyre able to take people down but when they get there, they dont have that jiu-jitsu base to be able to really win that position." A student of the game, Askren has looked to noted Muay Thai coach Duke Roufus to improve his striking. Askren points to UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre as a fighter whose striking skills have helped make his wrestling more dangerous. "Hes such a good striker and he uses his striking to set up his takedowns very well," he said. "When hes hitting you in the face, its hard to stop a takedown, essentially. "And thats what he does so well. His MMA wrestling is very good." Striking, Askren admits, did not come naturally. But he says Roufus and his coaches have made it easier to pick up. "Wrestling and jiu-jitsu, Id say like theyre cousins," he said. "Theyre very similar in a lot of ways. But wrestling and kickboxing have very few similarities, so it was a whole different world. "Its something Im getting more and more used to and Im getting a lot better at." By the end of his amateur career, Askren was growing tired of wrestling. "I was learning small, new things but Id been wrestling for close to 20 years so there was very little I could see that I hadnt seen before," he said. "That was getting kind of boring. So that switch over to MMA where everythings new ... that was a lot of fun." Askren grew but Hartland, Wisc., about 40 kilometres outside Milwaukee, but only moved back last August to train at Roufusport Martial Arts Academy in Milwaukee after spending time as a volunteer assistant wrestling coach at Arizona State. Askren also runs the Askren Wrestling Academy, which takes in five- through 18-year-olds. He has another coach running it day-to-day but looks in regularly. "Its great. I really like working with the kids. And its probably something Ill do in the future going forward," he said. The 24-year-old Lima is riding a nine-bout win streak of his own. He has fought at Caesars Windsor before, stopping UFC veteran Terry Martin in just 74 seconds at MFC 29 in April 2011. He has gone 3-0 in Bellator since, earning a decision over Steve Karl and stopping Chris Lozano and Ben Saunders to win the Season 5 welterweight tournament and earn a shot at the champion. Askren is coming off a split decision win over Jay Hieron, the Season 4 tournament winner. "I wanted it to be a dominant performance. And essentially it was a fairly close fight," he said. "I think its one I won, no doubt, but it definitely wasnt dominating, it was far from dominating. "So I was disappointed in myself. I have a lot better performances in me and I expect a performance considerably better this weekend." He believes his progress in striking will allow him to be more aggressive, although he is aware of the stylish Limas punching power. "But in MMA a lot of people hit hard and I think he has some other weaknesses that other people are neglecting to see -- wrestling being an obvious one," he said. "So I should be able to take advantage of all that stuff." 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The team was given the name Thrashers after the State Bird, the Brown Thrasher. But like any expansion franchise, they struggled to find success early on. With their first-ever pick in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft, the Thrashers selected centre Patrik Stefan of the IHLs Long Beach Ice Dogs first overall. "Its very important to have patience," Thrashers general manager Don Waddell said at the time. "Were not worried about Patrik Stefan this year or next year. Were worried about Patrik Stefan five years from now." Tabbed as a future front-line playmaker, Stefan never tallied more than 40 points in a season with Atlanta. And hindsight added some salt to the wound as the next two picks in the draft that year were Daniel and Henrik Sedin. Led by veterans like captain Kelly Buchberger and TSNs own Ray Ferraro and young skaters like Andrew Brunette and Yannick Tremblay, it took the team three years to break the 30-win mark in a season. But in that time, they also continued to add talent through the draft with the likes of Dany Heatley and Ilya Kovalchuk. Heatley outdueled Kovalchuk during a memorable 2001-02 season earning the Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHLs rookie of the year. Both young stars were named to the NHLs All-Rookie Team that season and appeared to be cornerstones of the Thrashers franchise. Unfortunately, the success the Thrashers hoped for didnt arrive and despite Kovalchuk and Heatley developing into two of the leagues top scorers, Atlanta failed to reach the post-season in its first six seasons. The end of the NHL lockout in 2005 saw another headline maker as Heatley - who requested a trade - was sent to the Ottawa Senators for star forward Marian Hossa and veteran defenceman Greg de Vries. "We traded apples for apples, in my opinion, as far as the age," Waddell said of Hossa and Heatley on the day of the trade. "And right now, I think Marian Hossa fits our needs extremely well." Hossa became the first Thrasher to reach the 1000-point mark as he ended the 2006-07 season with 43 goals and 57 assists, helping Atlanta win the Southeast Division and earn the third seed in the Eastern Conference. cheap jerseys. But in their first playoff appearance, the Thrashers looked like they were the part of post-season freshmen as they were on the losing end of a four-game sweep at the hands of the New York Rangers. The brief showing has proved to be the Thrashers only post-season experience in the franchises 10-year existence. In 2008, Atlanta was awarded the NHL All-Star game at Philips Arena - an event highlighted by a game-winning goal from former Thrasher Marc Savard, giving the Eastern Conference an 8-7 victory. In recent years, the Thrashers continued to be a perennial draft lottery team, unable to make the leap to the next level. When they were unable to get Kovalchuk to sign a long-term contract, they moved the franchises all-time leading scorer to the New Jersey Devils in an attempt to re-stock their roster with young talent. "Our goal from the start of this negotiating process was to sign Ilya Kovalchuk to a long-term contract," explained Waddell. "During the process, Kovy affirmed his desire to be a Thrasher for life. Weve spent several months exploring scenarios with Kovy and his agent to reach a mutually beneficial agreement, and offered many lucrative packages in an attempt to meet his financial objectives. Unfortunately, weve reached an impasse and at this point he has declined all of our proposals and we cant reasonably go any higher." Thanks to the Kovalchuk trade, as well as a more recent deal with the Chicago Blackhawks, the Thrashers were an improved club in 2010-11 - finishing 10th in the Eastern Conference and five points of out a playoff spot. But with financial losses and low attendance plaguing the franchise, Thrashers ownership had been looking to sell the team, ideally to a local buyer. Behind the scenes, the NHL was trying to help as much as possible in looking for a suitor that would keep the team in Georgia. However, with Winnipegs True North eager to get a deal done as soon as possible and Thrashers ownership urgently trying to sell the team, all signs pointed to a deal that saw NHL hockey leave The Peach State for the second time. ' ' '
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