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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Askren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dawkins Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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180 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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179 lbs
14 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Knockout power |
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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
10 - 2 - 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
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dawkins Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Askren looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Askren prevents Sanchez from getting back to his feet.
Askren scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Askren sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sanchez's guard.
Askren thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sanchez is looking for a sweep. Askren is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Askren missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sanchez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Askren.
Askren thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sanchez's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Askren trying to control from half guard but Sanchez is working away.
Sanchez is looking for a sweep. Askren is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sanchez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Askren has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Askren stays in close to Sanchez's body and controls the position.
Askren wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
Askren is really struggling to control Sanchez but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Askren looking to pass the guard.
Askren postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sanchez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sanchez has his feet on Askren's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Sanchez tries to sprawl but Askren drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Sanchez trying to control but Askren postures up.
Askren prevents Sanchez from improving his position.
Sanchez won't allow Askren to pass to mount.
Sanchez is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Askren is looking to take a break and control but Sanchez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Askren missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Askren working Sanchez over with strikes.
Askren is thwarting Sanchez's attempts to control the position.
Askren thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sanchez's head.
Askren thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sanchez's head.
Askren is keen to just control but Sanchez is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Askren trying to control the action but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Sanchez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Askren scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to roll over but Askren keeps him under control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sanchez is pressing down on Askren's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Askren passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sanchez is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Askren has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Sanchez prevents Askren from moving into mount.
Sanchez tries to improve position but can't.
Sanchez manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Askren looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sanchez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Askren is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Askren lands a nice short elbow.
Askren thows a huge punch but Sanchez dodges it nicely.
Sanchez is trying to get back to full guard.
Sanchez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Askren pulls his head out easily.
Sanchez looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Askren tries to free his leg and advance position but Sanchez is retaining full guard.
Askren loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Askren postures up.
Sanchez doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Askren engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Askren is in close to Sanchez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Askren stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sanchez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Askren thows a big elbow that misses.
Sanchez controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Askren dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Askren closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
You can see the frustration on Sanchez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sanchez is trying to get back to half guard.
Askren wants to control but Sanchez is keeping him busy.
Sanchez manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Askren tries to roll over but Sanchez keeps him under control.
Askren is working hard here to advance position.
Askren wants to control but Sanchez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sanchez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Askren is staying active underneath Sanchez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez seems to be working for a kimura but Askren defends the submission attempt.
Sanchez trying to pass the guard but Askren defending well.
Askren is looking for a sweep. Sanchez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sanchez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Askren keeps working.
Sanchez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Askren doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sanchez.
Askren is trying to maintain the position but Sanchez is very close to passing his half guard.
Askren is looking to improve his position.
That's two 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.
Sanchez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sanchez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Askren sees it coming and defends easily.
John Askren overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Askren wants to improve his position but Sanchez is controlling well.
Askren gets back to full guard.
Sanchez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sanchez preventing the sweep.
Sanchez postures up and lands a big shot to Askren's brow.
Askren doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Sanchez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Askren has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sanchez has managed to get both his arms back between Askren's legs - danger averted.
Sanchez tries to free his leg and advance position but Askren is retaining full guard.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Askren keeps moving.
Sanchez is in close to Askren's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sanchez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Askren looking for a guillotine here but Sanchez defends easily.
Askren has his foot on Sanchez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sanchez works his way back into a safe position though.
Sanchez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
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.
Sanchez wants to pass the guard but Askren is keeping the position.
Sanchez stopping the sweep attempt from Askren.
Sanchez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sanchez distracts Askren with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sanchez pushes down on Askren's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sanchez seems to be working for a kimura but Askren defends the submission attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanchez frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dawkins Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sanchez lands a jab to the head.
Sanchez misses with a combination
and Askren counters with a takedown into side control.
Sanchez is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The ground and pound from Askren seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sanchez is trying to get back to half guard.
Askren scores with punches from side control.
Sanchez is trying to get back to half guard.
Sanchez is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Askren is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Askren is landing with some decent strikes but Sanchez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren landing strikes, looking to finish!
Askren with good strikes from the mount here!
Sanchez tries to lock up and control but Askren gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
BOOM! Askren connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Askren with the ground and pound from mount.
Sanchez is rocked!
It looks like Dawkins Sanchez has been cut.
Askren scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sanchez?
Sanchez is still in real trouble! Can Askren finish him?
Askren lands a big shot to the head and Sanchez winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). John Askren!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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