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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Borg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Severus Ignotus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borg comes to the cage accompanied by Feel my pain - Mike Tyson. Severus Ignotus told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bjorn Borg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Severus Ignotus!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borg swings for the body but Ignotus moves out of range.
Ignotus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Borg moves away.
Borg definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Borg lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ignotus will feel that in the morning.
Ignotus takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A head kick misses from Borg.
Ignotus looks to land a combination but Borg avoids it well.
Ignotus's coach down at Quick Fingers BEST BANG FOR BUCK Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ignotus's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Some wild striking there from Ignotus.
That kick from Borg tenderised Ignotus's leg. Ignotus is trying to keep his angry face on.
Borg throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ignotus throws a right hand that Borg ducks under and follows up with a left that Borg also avoids with ease.
Borg thumps Ignotus with a low kick.
Ignotus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Borg circles away quickly and effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Borg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Borg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Borg keeps Ignotus at a distance using the push kick.
Borg lands with a slapping head kick.
Borg lands a big head kick that sends Ignotus tumbling to the mat! Borg takes a step backwards and waves Ignotus back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ignotus is rocked!
Borg cracks Ignotus with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Ignotus falls to his knees and Borg doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bjorn Borg!
Bjorn Borg decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Gilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dee Quick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dee Quick is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Gilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dee Quick!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gilly closes this distance looking for a takedown but Quick circles away.
Gilly throws a good cross that connects.
Gilly shoots in but no luck this time.
Gilly tries to sprawl but Quick drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Quick is looking to take a break and control but Gilly is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quick not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gilly is trying to stand.
Quick working over Gilly with some ground and pound. Gilly looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Quick in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Gilly tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Quick!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dee Quick!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kris Polden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Salazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kris Polden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arthur Salazar!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polden lands with a nice combination. Salazar backs away looking to recover.
Salazar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Polden has taken the fight to the clinch.
Polden breaks the clinch.
Polden doesn't manage to clinch there - Salazar circles away.
Salazar throws a leg kick
and Polden counters with a crisp one two that drops Salazar! Polden thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Salazar to his feet! Salazar is in big trouble!
Salazar is rocked!
Polden looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Polden fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Salazar is still on wobbly legs! Can Polden finish him?
Salazar looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Polden pushes Salazar up against the cage in a clinch.
Clinched against the cage, Polden lands a big elbow that drops Salazar! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Salazar is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kris Polden!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Swag Boi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Salvador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salvador has chosen Nova's Scorpion Theme as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Swag Boi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Thiago Salvador!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salvador bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Salvador thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Boi manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Boi looking for submissions off his back.
Boi wants to control but Salvador is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boi regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvador postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Boi is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Salvador, into his guard.
Salvador keeping moving, preventing Boi from controlling successfully.
Boi 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.
Boi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salvador is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Salvador is looking for a triangle but Boi pushes his legs off easily.
Boi throwing strikes from guard but Salvador blocks nicely.
Boi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Salvador keeping moving, preventing Boi from controlling successfully.
Salvador looking for a guillotine here but Boi defends easily.
Boi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Salvador swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boi tries to sprawl but Salvador drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Salvador trying to pass the guard but Boi defending well.
Boi gets back to full guard.
Salvador must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Boi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boi keeping full guard, as Salvador tries to pass.
Boi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Salvador manages to get himself to full guard.
Boi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Boi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salvador working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Boi.
Boi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thiago Salvador will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice takedown defense from Salvador. No joy for Boi on that attempt.
Salvador drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Salvador drops back looking for a leg! Boi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Boi manages to kick Salvador off! Salvador jumps back into Boi's guard.
Salvador pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boi is keeping the position for now.
Boi trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boi is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Thiago Salvador has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Salvador defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvador postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Boi is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Salvador, into his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Salvador avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Boi wants to control from the top but Salvador keeps moving.
Salvador tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Salvador is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Salvador wants to sweep but no luck.
Boi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Salvador is refusing to be controlled, as Boi sits in half guard.
Boi seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Boi prevents Salvador from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvador regains full guard. Nicely done.
Boi looking to sit in guard and control but Salvador gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Salvador being controlled here momentarily.
Salvador wants to pass the guard but Boi is keeping the position.
Boi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Boi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Salvador looking to improve position, pressing down on Boi's thigh with his hand. Boi seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Salvador paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Salvador's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Boi picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Swag Boi!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason London (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ionescu Victor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victor is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ready for War. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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166 lbs
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178 lbs
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason London!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ionescu Victor!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
London throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
London takes one on the button.
Victor's coach down at Unicorn Powered Fighting was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Victor's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Victor slips a jab from London.
We've been hearing reports that London has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
London throws a lazy right hand but Victor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Victor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
London staying out of range there.
Victor misses with a looping right.
Victor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Victor looks to score with a jab to the body but London is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
London misses with a body shot.
Victor misses with a wild body shot.
Victor throws a body punch but London moves out of range.
Victor throws a right hand that London ducks under and follows up with a left that London also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ionescu Victor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
London throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Victor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Victor swings for the body but London moves out of range.
London is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Victor.
Victor moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
London loads up on a big right hand but Victor slips the punch.
London avoids the body shot from Victor.
London uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Victor.
London throws a front kick aimed at Victor's knee but Victor avoids it well.
Victor is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down London rather than just go for the knockout.
Victor takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from London misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from London.
London lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Victor swings away with a body shot that misses
and London counters by clinching up.
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!
Victor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Victor moves out of range as London strikes.
London bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Victor's head.
Victor with a jab.
Victor throws a jab when London was well out of range.
Victor uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before London has time to react.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Victor just misses with a punch to the body.
London throws an off balance right hand
and Victor counters with a left and a right that stings London.
It looks like Jason London has been cut.
Victor misses with the combination.
London shoots in and drives through. Victor sprawls well.
Victor scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Victor jabs at London's body.
London just misses with a punch to the body.
London throws a hook to the side of Victor's head but Victor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from London. Victor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Victor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
London ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Victor misses the shot to the body.
London throws a body shot but no joy.
London uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Victor.
London swings for the body but Victor moves out of range.
London is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Victor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from London.
London walks into a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ionescu Victor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason London's cut.
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.
Victor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but London moves away.
London swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Victor counters with a right hand to the body.
A lazy body kick from London
and Victor counters with an inside leg kick.
Victor throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab lands there for Victor.
Victor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from London.
Victor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but London moves away.
Victor moves out of range of the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Victor throws a right hand that London ducks under and follows up with a left that London also avoids with ease.
London looks to score with a jab to the body but Victor is just out of range.
Victor throws a hook but London avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victor lands an overhand right.
London looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Victor lands a jab to London's midsection.
Victor displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from London.
Ionescu Victor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Victor connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between London's hands.
Victor drops London with a beautiful combination! London stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Victor is looking for the KO!
London is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Victor cracks London with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! London looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Victor finish him?
Oh London is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Victor throws a right and a left that London avoids nicely.
Victor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Victor throws a body punch but London moves out of range.
Victor lands a big uppercut and London crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but London looks OK. Victor waves London back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Victor throws a pinpoint strike between London's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends London crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Victor scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ionescu Victor!
During a confident post fight interview, Ionescu Victor thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Jason London had this to say: '*Jason London flips the bird*'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Weidman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Son Goku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weidman comes to the cage accompanied by Stronger. The crowd seem to be enjoying Goku's choice of entrance music: You Ain't Stopping Me. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Son Goku enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Weidman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Son Goku!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Weidman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Goku misses with a double jab.
Weidman looks to score with a jab to the body but Goku is just out of range.
Weidman misses with a straight left.
Weidman digs a good hook to Goku's body.
Weidman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Weidman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Goku walks into a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Goku. That's going to slow Weidman down.
Goku lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Weidman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Goku.
Weidman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Goku at a distance.
Goku looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Donk. Goku catches Weidman right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weidman takes a swing at Goku's ribcage but misses.
Goku uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Weidman.
Goku tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Goku delivers a nice body kick.
Goku moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A big right from Weidman misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goku scores with a hook to the body. Weidman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Goku feints and then cracks Weidman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Weidman down.
Goku delivers a nice body kick.
Goku lands a head kick!
Weidman misses with a wild body shot.
Weidman has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Goku.
Weidman misses the shot to the body.
Goku turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Weidman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Goku circles away quickly and effectively.
Weidman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goku.
Goku moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Weidman is breathing heavily.
Weidman misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goku cracks the inside of Weidman's front leg.
Goku scores with a push kick.
Goku goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Goku.
Goku connects with an inside leg kick.
Goku lands a nice leg kick that just misses Weidman's sensitive parts.
Goku scores with a head kick. Weidman tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Weidman misses with a left hand
and Goku counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Goku uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Weidman.
Goku lands a front kick.
Goku throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Weidman is looking to wear down Goku with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Goku scores with a leg kick.
Goku steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Weidman.
Goku connects with a leg kick. Weidman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Goku cracks Weidman on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Weidman falls backwards against the cage. Goku follows up with more strikes that drop Weidman to his knees. Goku keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Weidman! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Son Goku!
Son Goku is the new light heavyweight champion!
Son Goku decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, William Weidman stepped up to the mic, saying 'I hope you're happy, I'll probably lose my job because of this.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon Askren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy McNulty (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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180 lbs
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Askren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy McNulty!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McNulty keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Askren shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Askren works his way into side control.
McNulty wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Askren sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but McNulty is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McNulty pushes Askren away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Askren gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Askren moves into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Askren punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Askren working McNulty over with strikes here.
McNulty is rocked!
Askren unloads with some vicious shots from mount and McNulty wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Askren celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Askren!
Jon Askren tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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