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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Askren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Boyce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boyce has chosen Cockney Rejects - I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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180 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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175 lbs
18 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful |
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Askren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Boyce!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Askren throws a poor cross that misses
and Boyce counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boyce misses with a low kick as Askren jumps back.
Askren throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
John Askren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Askren shoots in but no luck this time.
Boyce throws a jab but it's blocked by Askren.
Askren shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Boyce pinned against the cage. Boyce gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Askren misses with a lunging right hand
and Boyce counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Askren shoots and misses
and Boyce counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Askren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Askren doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Boyce counters with a left to the body.
Askren shoots in looking for a takedown but Boyce manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Askren's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Boyce cracks the inside of Askren's front leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Askren closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Askren lands in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Askren with a flurry of punches that miss.
Askren missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Askren stops Boyce from standing up.
Askren throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Boyce pulls Askren in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Boyce utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Askren postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Askren stopping the sweep attempt from Boyce.
Askren throwing strikes but missing.
Boyce preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Askren wants to control from the top but Boyce keeps moving.
Boyce preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyce avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Askren preventing the sweep.
Askren with a flurry of punches that miss.
Askren has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Boyce keeping moving, preventing Askren from controlling successfully.
Askren throws a strike but Boyce rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Boyce engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Boyce wants to control from the top but Askren keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Askren is striking off his back. Boyce thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Boyce slows the pace down in half guard.
Boyce is trying to control. Askren wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Askren is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Boyce pulls his head out easily.
Askren is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Boyce dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Boyce misses with a double jab.
Boyce ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Askren 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.
Boyce trying to keep a closed guard but Askren is proving a slippery customer.
Boyce bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Askren's guard.
Askren is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Askren looking for a sweep. Not yet Askren, not yet.
Boyce wants to control from the top but Askren keeps moving.
Boyce throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren wants to sweep here but Boyce controlling him for the moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Askren keeping moving, preventing Boyce from controlling successfully.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tommy Boyce wasn't active enough on the ground.
Askren misses the shot to the body.
Askren shoots in for a double leg but Boyce sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Askren misses with a jab to the body
and Boyce counters with a stiff right hand.
A shot to the liver by Boyce. Beautiful body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Askren is defended easily by Boyce.
Boyce fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Askren manages to avoid it.
Askren doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Boyce cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Askren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Askren ducks under a wild hook from Boyce.
Askren is trying hard to land a takedown here. Boyce sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Boyce waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Askren.
Askren tries to clinch up
and Boyce counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askren misses with a takedown attempt
and Boyce counters with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Askren shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Boyce sprawls well. Boyce wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Askren gets slowly back to his feet.
Askren takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boyce connects with a looping right hand.
Askren closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Boyce is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Boyce is trying to maintain the position but Askren is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyce is trying is best to control the position here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boyce wants to control but Askren is keeping busy.
Boyce might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Askren kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Boyce slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Boyce trying to keep a closed guard but Askren is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tommy Boyce has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Boyce fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Askren manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Boyce showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A leg kick checked by Askren.
Askren throws a poor cross that misses
and Askren takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Askren with a lazy takedown attempt
and Boyce counters with a two punch combo.
Boyce staying out of range there.
Askren misses with an uppercut
and Boyce counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Askren thinking.
Askren avoids the body shot from Boyce.
Askren fails with a takedown attempt.
Boyce swings for the body but Askren moves out of range.
Boyce ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Boyce fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Askren.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyce scores with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boyce scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Boyce swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Askren closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Boyce counter with a right hand.
Boyce fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Askren has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Boyce lands a jab to the nose.
Askren fails with the takedown
and Boyce counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Askren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boyce cracks Askren with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Askren misses with a lunging right hand
and Boyce counters with a nice uppercut.
Boyce fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Askren manages to avoid it.
Boyce lunges at Askren with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Askren's hand.
John Askren has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boyce dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boyce scores with a hook to the body. Askren takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Boyce is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Askren rather than just go for the knockout.
Boyce lands a nice shot to the body.
A slow jab from Boyce misses its intended target.
Boyce keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Boyce thows a body shot but no joy.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Boyce - that will leave a mark!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyce looks to land a body kick but Askren moved away.
Boyce lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Askren at a distance.
Boyce looks to land a right hand but Askren moved out of range.
Askren misses with a takedown
and Boyce counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boyce lands a nice shot that snaps Askren's head back.
Tommy Boyce is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boyce has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Boyce misses with a body shot.
Askren on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Boyce turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Askren fails with the takedown
and Boyce connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Askren takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Askren throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boyce counters with a nice uppercut.
Askren takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Askren shoots in but Boyce avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Askren misses with a lunging right hand
and Askren takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boyce has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boyce throws a hook but Askren avoids it easily.
Askren closes this distance looking for a takedown but Boyce circles away.
Boyce tries to work over Askren's front leg with a kick but Askren checks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boyce misses with a hook to the body
and Askren decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Boyce's guard.
Askren throws a strike but Boyce rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Boyce looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Boyce comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Boyce 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Boyce!
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FIGHT
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