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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Askren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Pinkman (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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180 lbs
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180 cm
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183 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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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 - 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jesse Pinkman!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinkman misses with a wild body shot.
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.
Pinkman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pinkman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Askren landing some decent shots from guard.
Askren wants to control from the top but Pinkman keeps moving.
Pinkman pulls Askren in close to prevent any damage.
Pinkman is trying to keep Askren in close.
Askren missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Askren wants to control from the top but Pinkman keeps moving.
Askren connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinkman working for a triangle but Askren defends it easily.
Pinkman wants to stand but Askren is controlling the position.
Pinkman has control of Askren's left arm, preventing Askren from doing any damage.
Pinkman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Askren knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pinkman on the ground.
Askren in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Askren is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Elite Training Facility-Steel Penn that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Askren loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pinkman has Askren pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jesse Pinkman.
Askren misses with a takedown attempt - Pinkman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Askren.
Pinkman closes the distance and clinches up with Askren, looking for a takedown. Pinkman pushes Askren against the cage but Askren circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Askren drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Check out the look on Askren's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Askren misses with the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Askren wants to control but Pinkman is keeping him busy.
Askren is staying tight to Pinkman's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Askren scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Pinkman to see if he's OK.
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.
Pinkman struggling a bit here.
Askren misses with the ground and pound.
Pinkman manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Askren sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pinkman defending well though.
Pinkman tries to get to full guard but Askren has control of the leg.
Pinkman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pinkman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Askren with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Askren thows a huge punch but Pinkman dodges it nicely.
Askren is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pinkman trying to control but Askren postures up.
Pinkman works his way to full guard. Good work.
Askren throws a strike but Pinkman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Askren looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pinkman is one step ahead there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pinkman wants to stand but Askren has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Askren dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Askren shoots in looking for a takedown. Pinkman tries to sprawl out of it but Askren keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pinkman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Askren closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Askren misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Pinkman is trying to get back to his feet.
Pinkman can't do much from the bottom here.
Askren is looking to take a break and control but Pinkman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Askren tries to score with some ground and pound. Pinkman controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Pinkman takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Askren sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Pinkman is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren working the ground and pound.
Pinkman dodges the ground and pound from Askren.
Askren is looking to take a break and control but Pinkman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pinkman is trying to get back to his feet.
Pinkman sneaks back into half guard.
Askren controlling the action here.
Askren missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pinkman moves into full guard.
Askren stops Pinkman from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman 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.
Pinkman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Askren content to stall in guard here.
Askren scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Askren accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Askren is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pinkman trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Askren content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pinkman is trying to control the position but Askren postures up.
Askren wants to control from the top but Pinkman keeps moving.
Askren stays in close to Pinkman's body and controls the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Askren.
Pinkman tries to clinch up.
Askren shoots in looking for a takedown. Pinkman tries to sprawl out of it but Askren keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pinkman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Askren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pinkman shoots in and drives through. Askren sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Askren shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Askren was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pinkman is looking to regain half guard here but Askren keeps moving and retains side control.
A lull in the action here as Askren stalls from top position.
Askren wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pinkman keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pinkman wants to control but Askren postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Askren dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Askren dives in for a single leg takedown but Pinkman sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Pinkman prevents the takedown attempt.
Pinkman jumps guard.
Askren wants to control from the top but Pinkman keeps moving.
Askren controls from within his opponent's guard.
Askren seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Pinkman for as long as he can get away with.
Pinkman trying to control the position.
Askren prevents Pinkman from getting back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ben Askren just wasn't active enough.
Askren bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren is chipping away with strikes.
Pinkman struggling a bit here.
Pinkman sneaks back into half guard.
Askren thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pinkman's head.
Askren is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pinkman looks like he's trying to stand up.
Askren throwing shots but Pinkman is blocking nicely.
Askren thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Askren is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pinkman is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman is trying to stand up here but Askren is controlling him well.
Askren trying to control from Pinkman's half guard. Pinkman has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Askren postures up and lands a big shot to Pinkman's brow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pinkman looking to control.
Askren is working Pinkman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Askren has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Askren wants to control from the top but Pinkman keeps moving.
Pinkman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Askren controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Askren slips nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Askren sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pinkman defending well though.
Pinkman works his way to full guard. Good work.
Askren lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pinkman keeping moving, preventing Askren from controlling successfully.
Askren is really struggling to control Pinkman but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Pinkman wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Askren throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Askren trying to control the position from guard on top but Pinkman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pinkman is trying to hold Askren in close to prevent damage but Askren has managed to pass into half guard.
Pinkman looking for submissions off his back.
Askren missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Askren missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pinkman is trying to get back to full guard.
Pinkman moves into full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Askren showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Askren, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Askren!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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