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LFC 5 - Askren vs Smith PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gennady Golovkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnold Mashine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arnold Mashine acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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171 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gennady Golovkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arnold Mashine!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mashine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mashine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Golovkin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mashine misses with a takedown attempt
and Golovkin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mashine drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mashine slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Golovkin wants to sweep but no luck.
Mashine is stalling in the full guard.
Mashine with a nice head shot there.
Golovkin throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Mashine slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Mashine told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Arnold Mashine hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Mashine shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovkin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Golovkin tries to clinch but Mashine moves out of range.
Mashine shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Golovkin as he avoids it easily.
Gennady Golovkin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arnold Mashine.
Mashine looks winded!
Mashine shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Golovkin as he avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Mashine. No joy for Golovkin on that attempt.
Golovkin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mashine has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Golovkin is keen to just control but Mashine is a slippery customer.
Golovkin stands up and beckons Mashine to join him on the feet.
Golovkin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mashine sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mashine is trying hard to land a takedown here. Golovkin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Golovkin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mashine sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Golovkin somewhat.
Arnold Mashine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Golovkin keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin darts in and clinches Mashine up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Golovkin lands a hook that snaps the head of Mashine backwards.
Mashine is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Golovkin is defending well.
Golovkin pushes Mashine back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Golovkin jumps guard.
Golovkin is trying to control the position but Mashine postures up.
Golovkin wants to sweep but no luck.
Mashine controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Golovkin controls Mashine momentarily but Mashine frees himself.
Golovkin throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Mashine controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Gennady Golovkin just wasn't active enough.
Golovkin throws a sloppy head kick and Mashine moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin digs a good body shot into Mashine's ribs.
Golovkin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mashine as he avoids it easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mashine goes for a takedown attempt but Golovkin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Golovkin tries for a takedown but Mashine sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Golovkin looks to land a combination. Mashine sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mashine shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mashine controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mashine missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mashine moves nicely into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mashine is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Golovkin's shoulder. That is not cool.
Golovkin takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Golovkin is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Mashine has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Mashine controls the position.
Mashine working the ground and pound from side control.
Mashine content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mashine grinds an elbow into Golovkin's temple.
Mashine is trying to get an arm triangle but Golovkin is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnold Mashine dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mashine fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Golovkin clinches up with Mashine and pushes him back against the cage.
Golovkin is looking to take this one to the mat.
Golovkin has Mashine pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mashine manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Golovkin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Golovkin breaks the clinch.
Mashine tries for a takedown but Golovkin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gennady Golovkin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arnold Mashine.
Golovkin misses with a leg kick.
Golovkin works Mashine's body with a nice hook.
Mashine fails with a takedown attempt.
Mashine is breathing heavily.
Mashine stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mashine dives in and grabs Golovkin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Golovkin pushes down on Mashine's head and hops out.
Golovkin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Golovkin shoots in but Mashine avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Golovkin tries to clinch up.
Golovkin closes the distance and clinches up with Mashine, looking for a takedown. Golovkin pushes Mashine against the cage but Mashine circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Golovkin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mashine shoots in for a takedown but Golovkin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mashine looks for a takedown but Golovkin sprawls well.
Golovkin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Golovkin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mashine pinned against the cage. Mashine gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Golovkin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mashine pinned against the cage. Mashine gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mashine looking to score a takedown here. Golovkin is defending well but Mashine drives through and ends up in Golovkin's guard.
Golovkin wants to sweep here but Mashine controlling him for the moment.
Mashine controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mashine postures up.
Mashine slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Arnold Mashine hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Mashine gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mashine prevents it.
Mashine is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Golovkin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Golovkin has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Mashine uses from the top position.
Mashine postures up.
Mashine stays in close to Golovkin's body and controls the position.
Mashine stops Golovkin from standing up.
Mashine stands and throws Golovkin's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mashine working the head with strikes.
Golovkin wants to control but Mashine postures up.
Mashine is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Golovkin will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mashine wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mashine is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Mashine is chipping away with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mashine remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Mashine is trying to get an arm triangle but Golovkin is defending well.
Golovkin is pushing Mashine's head away, looking to escape. Mashine manages to hold on to the position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mashine is staying tight to Golovkin's torso, preventing him from escaping.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnold Mashine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Mashine on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mashine fails with the takedown.
Mashine tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Golovkin defends well and Mashine ends up having to push Golovkin into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Golovkin is fighting off a takedown attempt but Mashine is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Golovkin to the mat. Golovkin regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Golovkin looking for a guillotine here but Mashine defends easily.
Golovkin working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mashine sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mashine wants to stand but Golovkin has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mashine postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Arnold Mashine was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Mashine tries for a takedown but Golovkin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gennady Golovkin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arnold Mashine.
Golovkin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mashine moves out of range of the body kick from Golovkin.
Golovkin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Golovkin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Golovkin decides to stand and escape the position.
Golovkin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mashine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mashine.
Golovkin forces Mashine back against the cage and clinches.
Golovkin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mashine tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Golovkin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mashine shoots for a takedown but Golovkin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mashine stuffs the takedown attempt from Golovkin. Golovkin gets slowly back to his feet.
Mashine throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Golovkin's waist but Golovkin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mashine off to one side.
Golovkin throws a combination. Mashine tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Golovkin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mashine as he jumps to the side.
Mashine closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin tries to roll over but Mashine keeps him under control.
Mashine passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Golovkin!
Mashine controlling the pace for now.
Mashine scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Golovkin?
Mashine wants to finish this one by submission but Golovkin is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Mashine.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mashine cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Mashine content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mashine with a couple of short strikes.
Mashine controlling from the full mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Golovkin tries to lock up and control but Mashine gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arnold Mashine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mashine winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arnold Mashine!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kim Jong Illin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Attila The Hun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jong Illin comes to the cage accompanied by So lonely. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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196 lbs
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196 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kim Jong Illin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Attila The Hun!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jong Illin scores with a one two! The Hun had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The Hun clinches up with Jong Illin and pushes him back against the cage.
The Hun pulls Jong Illin into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The Hun has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jong Illin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The Hun looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Jong Illin has picked The Hun up and slammed him! The Hun can't keep hold of the triangle and Jong Illin manages to pass to side control!
Jong Illin is looking to take a break and control but The Hun is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jong Illin taking a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Hun is trying to get back to half guard.
The Hun dodges the ground and pound from Jong Illin.
The Hun is trying to control Jong Illin's posture but Jong Illin avoids it.
Jong Illin is looking to take a break and control but The Hun is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The Hun is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Hun is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jong Illin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. The Hun defending well though.
Still in half guard, Jong Illin seems content to control.
The Hun wants to improve his position but Jong Illin is controlling well.
The Hun looking for submissions off his back.
Jong Illin seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The Hun actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Hun is staying active underneath Jong Illin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The Hun is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jong Illin pulls his head out easily.
The Hun slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jong Illin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jong Illin has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Jong Illin looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The Hun looking for a guillotine here but Jong Illin defends easily.
The Hun working for a triangle but Jong Illin defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jong Illin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jong Illin is looking to work some ground and pound but The Hun has wrist control.
Jong Illin trying to control but The Hun is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Hun wants to hit a switch here but Jong Illin passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for The Hun there!
Jong Illin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kim Jong Illin will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The Hun takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jong Illin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Hun moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No luck for The Hun with that takedown attempt.
Jong Illin has The Hun up against the cage in a clinch.
The Hun is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jong Illin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jong Illin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jong Illin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has The Hun in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jong Illin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
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!
The Hun looking for a takedown.
Kim Jong Illin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Attila The Hun.
Jong Illin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jong Illin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but The Hun blocks it with crossed arms.
The Hun takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jong Illin taking a breather.
Knees to the body from Jong Illin.
Jong Illin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jong Illin lands a left hand.
Jong Illin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jong Illin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The Hun is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jong Illin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has The Hun in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jong Illin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jong Illin lands a good knee to the midsection. The Hun won't want to take too many of those.
Jong Illin is pushing The Hun up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jong Illin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but The Hun is keeping busy.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jong Illin.
The Hun managing to block the knees to the body from Jong Illin.
Jong Illin gets underhooks to prevent The Hun's takedown attempt.
Jong Illin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The Hun is defending well for now.
Jong Illin tries to stall but The Hun uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jong Illin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jong Illin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A body shot lands from Jong Illin.
Jong Illin lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Jong Illin.
Jong Illin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jong Illin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The Hun blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jong Illin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jong Illin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The Hun is defending well for now.
The Hun takes a knee to the side of the body.
A shot in the inside from Jong Illin.
Jong Illin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The Hun tries for a takedown but Jong Illin manages to get underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Jong Illin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jong Illin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Jong Illin.
Jong Illin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jong Illin tries to land knees in the clinch but The Hun avoids the damage to the body.
The Hun changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jong Illin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jong Illin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jong Illin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The Hun closes the distance and clinches up with Jong Illin, looking for a takedown. The Hun pushes Jong Illin against the cage but Jong Illin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jong Illin darts in and clinches The Hun up against the cage.
The Hun being controlled against the cage.
Jong Illin trying to land knees to the body.
The Hun goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jong Illin prevents it.
A body shot lands from Jong Illin.
Jong Illin landing knees to the head.
The Hun has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jong Illin after a bit of a struggle.
The Hun takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jong Illin missing with knees to the body.
The Hun has Jong Illin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jong Illin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jong Illin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Hun's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Jong Illin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jong Illin throws a head punch that misses.
Jong Illin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jong Illin is trying to maintain a safe position but The Hun gets an underhook and turns Jong Illin into the cage.
Jong Illin landing knees to the body.
Jong Illin tries a body shot but The Hun blocks it.
Jong Illin looking to slow down the pace here.
Jong Illin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kim Jong Illin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jong Illin landing knees to the body.
Jong Illin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Hun wants a takedown.
Jong Illin landing knees to the body.
Jong Illin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jong Illin lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Jong Illin dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jong Illin tries to clinch up but The Hun circles away and keeps his distance.
The Hun tries to clinch but Jong Illin is having none of it.
The Hun shoots in but no luck this time.
Jong Illin tries to clinch but The Hun moves out of range.
Kim Jong Illin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Hun drops his hands for a split second and Jong Illin immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into The Hun face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Jong Illin follows up with a right hand that knocks The Hun into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kim Jong Illin!
In his post fight interview, Kim Jong Illin started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igosh Tammih (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Thomas Stevenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Igosh Tammih!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tammih shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Stevenson keeping moving, preventing Tammih from controlling successfully.
Stevenson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tammih connects with a couple of short punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stevenson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Stevenson 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.
Tammih postures up in Stevenson's guard and throws a big left but Stevenson blocks it.
Stevenson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tammih gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tammih postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Stevenson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Tammih, into his guard.
Stevenson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tammih is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson controlling from the top position.
Stevenson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tammih tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stevenson trying to control but Tammih is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tammih is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stevenson defends well.
Tammih being controlled here, momentarily.
Tammih thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Stevenson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We're going to have a standup here because Thomas Stevenson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Stevenson throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson moves in looking to clinch but Tammih pushes him off.
Stevenson throws a head kick but Tammih moves out of range.
Tammih shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stevenson as he avoids it easily.
Stevenson tries to clinch there but Tammih circles away.
Tammih looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Stevenson!
Stevenson dodges the ground and pound from Tammih.
Stevenson struggling a bit here.
Tammih is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Stevenson has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson regains half guard there - taking advantage of Tammih's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Stevenson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tammih's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tammih's back!
Stevenson lands strikes to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tammih tries to roll but Stevenson sticks to his back.
Tammih showing good submission defense here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Stevenson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stevenson misses the shot to the body.
Stevenson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tammih counters with a three punch combo that has Stevenson backing up. Stevenson nods at Tammih to acknowledge the strikes.
A combination from Tammih does no damage.
Tammih lands a nice looking body shot.
Tammih lands a lovely overhand right.
Stevenson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Stevenson working some strikes from top position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tammih can do anything to dispel that myth.
Stevenson landing with the ground and pound.
Tammih thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson wants to control from the top but Tammih keeps moving.
Stevenson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tammih is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Stevenson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Stevenson fails to land the takedown.
Stevenson throws a leg kick but Tammih sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tammih tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stevenson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tammih works over Stevenson's head and body with a nice combination.
Stevenson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tammih's half guard.
Stevenson is thwarting Tammih's attempts to control the position.
Stevenson decides to stand up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stevenson darts in trying to clinch
letting Tammih counter with a right hand.
Thomas Stevenson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Tammih misses the target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stevenson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tammih misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stevenson.
Thomas Stevenson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tammih keeps the fight on the outside.
Stevenson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stevenson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tammih counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Stevenson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tammih takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stevenson shoots in looking for a takedown but Tammih manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stevenson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tammih scores with a jab.
Tammih uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tammih connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stevenson's hands.
Stevenson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stevenson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stevenson has his takedown stuffed
so Tammih counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Thomas Stevenson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Tammih lands a nice hook to Stevenson's body. Stevenson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tammih keeps the fight on the outside.
Tammih thows a body shot but no joy.
Stevenson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tammih sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stevenson somewhat.
Stevenson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stevenson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tammih tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Stevenson manages to break the clinch.
Stevenson fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tammih circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stevenson tries to clinch up but Tammih circles away and keeps his distance.
Tammih displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stevenson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Stevenson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tammih lands with an uppercut that bounces Stevenson off the cage and back into range.
Stevenson throws a right hand that Tammih ducks under and follows up with a left that Tammih also avoids with ease.
Stevenson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tammih.
Stevenson tries to move into range but Tammih moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tammih lands a head shot.
Tammih works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tammih lands a nice shot that snaps Stevenson's head back.
Stevenson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tammih misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice takedown defense from Tammih. No joy for Stevenson on that attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stevenson instigates a clinch.
Tammih misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stevenson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Stevenson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Tammih wants to stand but Stevenson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Stevenson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tammih has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stevenson is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson throwing shots but Tammih is blocking nicely.
Stevenson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Stevenson wants to stand but Tammih has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Stevenson stops Tammih from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Thomas Stevenson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Stevenson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tammih tries to avoid it but Stevenson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tammih to the ground. Tammih escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A combination from Stevenson does no damage.
Tammih closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Igosh Tammih has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tammih is working for a kimura but Stevenson is defending it quite comfortably.
Stevenson controlling the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Thomas Stevenson.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stevenson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Stevenson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Blagojevic Batakovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Briggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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153 lbs
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148 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Blagojevic Batakovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, James Briggs!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Briggs closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Batakovic's guard.
Briggs passes Batakovic's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Briggs thows a huge punch but Batakovic dodges it nicely.
Batakovic has hold of Briggs's hands but Briggs slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Briggs lands with a punch from half guard.
Briggs looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Briggs thows a huge punch but Batakovic dodges it nicely.
Briggs content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batakovic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Batakovic is in trouble now - Briggs has advanced to mount!
Briggs scoring with strikes but Batakovic is staying in there.
Batakovic has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Briggs looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Batakovic is in a horrible position here. Briggs smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Briggs dominating with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Briggs postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Batakovic looks a forlorn figure.
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!
Briggs lands a nice shot to the head.
Briggs lands a big shot there that rocks Batakovic but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Briggs putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Briggs unloading with bombs!
Briggs lands a nice shot to the head.
Briggs pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Batakovic is rocked!
Batakovic is in a horrible position here. Briggs smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Oh Batakovic is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Batakovic is bucking up trying to escape but Briggs cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Briggs! Batakovic is hurt baaadly! Briggs is firing away with more strikes - Batakovic is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Briggs!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cervantes De Leon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buzz Ranger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.
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193 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cervantes De Leon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Buzz Ranger!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Leon moves into the clinch.
De Leon is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ranger looking to throw knees to the head but De Leon is blocking nicely.
Ranger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ranger scores with a knee to the head.
Ranger unloads a knee to the mid-section. De Leon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ranger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ranger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
De Leon misses with a knee to the head.
De Leon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
De Leon tries a knee to the head but Ranger blocks it.
Ranger connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Cervantes De Leon has been cut.
De Leon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ranger lands a nice knee to the body.
Ranger lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Leon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ranger crunches a lovely knee into De Leon's ribcage.
Ranger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Leon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ranger is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
De Leon is breathing heavily.
Ranger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
De Leon misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Leon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
De Leon takes a knee right on the jaw!
De Leon throws a head punch that misses.
Ranger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ranger looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ranger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Leon blocks it with crossed arms.
Ranger scores a nice knee to the body.
De Leon throws a punch but it's blocked by Ranger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ranger misses with a knee to the head.
De Leon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ranger scores with a knee to the head.
De Leon looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
De Leon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ranger blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Ranger.
Ranger looking to throw knees to the head but De Leon is blocking nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ranger.
Ranger unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ranger with a knee to the head.
Ranger scores a nice knee to the body.
Ranger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ranger with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ranger connects with a nasty looking knee right to De Leon's face.
Ranger misses with a knee to the head.
Ranger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ranger connects with a nasty looking knee right to De Leon's face.
De Leon is rocked!
Ranger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Leon tries to land a knee to the head but Ranger blocks with his arms.
De Leon connects with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from De Leon fails to land.
De Leon tries to land a knee to the head but Ranger blocks with his arms.
Ranger working De Leon over with knees to the body.
Ranger landing knees to the head.
Ranger misses with a knee to the head.
De Leon has a couple of punches blocked by Ranger.
De Leon misses with a knee strike.
De Leon missing with knees to the body.
De Leon swings wildly with an uppercut but Ranger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ranger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ranger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ranger connects with a nasty looking knee right to De Leon's face.
Ranger with a knee to the head.
Ranger using the Thai plumb to throw knees but De Leon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ranger misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Leon lands with a short shot to the head.
De Leon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ranger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Leon blocks it with crossed arms.
De Leon is trying to stall.
Ranger utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees to the body from Ranger.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ranger is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ranger using the Thai plumb to throw knees but De Leon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ranger unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ranger connects with a knee to the head.
Ranger blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ranger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buzz Ranger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cervantes De Leon's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ranger has managed to clinch.
Ranger landing knees to the body.
Ranger using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ranger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
De Leon tries to land a knee to the head but Ranger blocks with his arms.
Ranger scores with a knee to the head.
Ranger landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ranger.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ranger in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ranger misses with a knee strike.
Ranger drops De Leon with a big knee straight up the middle! De Leon is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Oh De Leon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ranger closes the distance and clinches.
Ranger lands a big knee to the head and De Leon goes down! Ranger pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buzz Ranger!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Askren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinnie Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Askren is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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180 lbs
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169 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ben Askren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vinnie Smith!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Askren tries to score a power double leg takedown but Smith sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Askren somewhat.
Smith gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Askren to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Smith is looking to stand up but Askren isn't so interested in that idea.
Askren postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smith is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Askren stays in close to Smith's body and controls the position.
Smith lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Askren!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Smith not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Askren desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Askren is defending against the submission attempts here by Smith.
Askren wants to improve his position but Smith is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Askren is looking for a sweep. Smith is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Askren keeping control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ben Askren has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Askren.
Smith is trying to buck Askren off.
Smith is looking to reverse the position.
Askren looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Smith is avoiding damage well.
Askren controls the position.
Askren throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Askren working the head and body with strikes.
Askren is chipping away with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Askren working the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Askren working the body and head with strikes.
Smith manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Smith thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Askren gets back to full guard.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Askren is retaining full guard.
Smith looks winded!
Smith won't allow Askren to sweep him here.
Askren controlling Smith's posture.
Askren looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Smith has gone for a leg lock! Askren slips out almost immediately though and dives into Smith's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Askren throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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 interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Askren shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Askren shoots in and gets a takedown into Smith's guard.
Askren working some strikes from top position.
Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smith not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Smith escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Askren gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Askren has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Askren loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Askren stays in close to Smith's body and controls the position.
Smith utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Askren!
Askren is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Smith with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Askren slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Askren is pressing down on Smith's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ben Askren overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smith is pushing down on Askren's leg trying to pass to half guard. Askren is fighting to maintain full guard but Smith has managed to sneak the leg through.
Smith is trying to work for a kimura but Askren is defending well.
Askren is doing well to control the position and prevent Smith from advancing to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Askren is trying to get back to full guard.
Smith throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Askren is controlling Smith's trapped leg to prevent Smith from advancing to side control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Askren manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askren manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Smith manages to get himself to full guard.
Askren is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
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 is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Askren advances to half guard.
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 slips a nice elbow through Smith's hands, connecting with Smith's forehead.
Askren is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Askren moves into full mount! Smith won't be happy about that!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee warns Smith that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Smith taking shots to the head.
Smith is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Askren is landing with some decent strikes but Smith is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Askren dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.
Askren closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Askren trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Askren lands a nice forearm strike.
Askren cracks Smith with a big right hand but Smith just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Smith takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Smith is rocked!
You can see the frustration on Smith's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Askren landing a few strikes.
Smith is still in real trouble! Can Askren finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Askren remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Smith seems to have recovered his senses.
Smith takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren laying and praying for a moment but Smith takes advantage and regains half guard.
Smith has hold of Askren's hands but Askren slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Smith is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Askren's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Askren's back!
Askren has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Askren tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Askren is defending well though. Smith let's go of the attempt for now.
Askren tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Askren regains half guard.
Askren gets back to full guard.
Smith won't allow Askren to sweep him here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Askren is on top in guard.
Askren keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Smith's head.
Askren with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askren working some strikes from top position.
Askren postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Askren is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Askren is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Askren loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Askren pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.
Askren sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Smith's guard.
Askren slows the pace down in half guard.
Smith has hold of Askren's hands but Askren slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Askren is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Vinnie Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Askren looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Askren showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Askren has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Askren!
During a confident post fight interview, Ben Askren thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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