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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon Askren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Gates (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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182 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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169 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Self confident |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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 London, Jon Askren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bill Gates!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gates has managed to clinch.
Askren drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Askren throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gates with a knee to the head.
Askren misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gates misses with a short punch on the inside.
Askren prevents a body shot from Gates.
Gates missing with knees to the body.
Askren misses with a punch on the inside.
Askren blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gates utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gates blocks a body shot from Askren.
Gates is trying to maintain a safe position but Askren gets an underhook and turns Gates into the ropes.
Gates scores with a shoulder strike.
Gates lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gates prevents it.
Gates misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Askren.
Gates wants to stall.
Gates lands a knee to the body.
Gates's coach down at Tsar's Iron Addicts Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gates's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Gates creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Askren wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Askren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Askren avoiding damage as Gates throws knees to the body.
Gates lands a knee to the body.
Askren looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Askren works on Gates's body with a couple of short punches.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Askren throws a punch but it's blocked by Gates.
Gates lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Gates throws an elbow but misses.
Gates blocks a body shot from Askren.
Askren misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Gates lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Askren.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch on the inside from Askren fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gates.
Nice body punch from Askren - that landed with a thud.
Gates lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Askren tries for a takedown but Gates manages to get underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Gates as the two fighters clinch.
Askren tries to throw a body punch but Gates avoids it by throwing Askren back against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Askren blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gates prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gates blocking some punches.
Askren drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gates gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gates with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gates utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gates throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Askrens head.
Gates looking to stall.
Gates with a knee to the head.
Askren has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gates after a bit of a struggle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gates scores a nice knee to the body.
Gates missing with knees to the body.
Gates misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Askren.
Gates unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Askren avoids a wild elbow strike from Gates.
Gates blocks an uppercut.
Askren takes a knee to the side of the body.
Askren is breathing heavily.
Gates lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gates crunches a lovely knee into Askren's ribcage.
Askren misses with a punch to the body.
Gates blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Askren.
Gates trying to stall but Askren improves his position.
Gates lands a knee to the head.
Gates scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Gates dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gates tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Askren manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gates is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Askren tries to counter with a takedown but Gates is quick to defend against it.
Gates tries to clinch but Askren moves out of range.
Askren drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gates sprawls and moves away.
Gates just misses with a punch to the body.
Askren circles away from the clinch attempt.
Askren shoots in looking for a takedown. Gates tries to sprawl out of it but Askren keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Gates manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gates tries to clinch
and Askren counters with a single leg into guard. Gates didn't expect that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Askren wants to control from the top but Gates keeps moving.
Askren engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gates preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Askren controls from within his opponent's guard.
Askren slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gates avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Askren.
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.
Askren lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Askren working the ground and pound but Gates is defending the strikes.
Askren throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Gates takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Gates 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 is chipping away with strikes.
Gates has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Askren throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Askren working the head with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gates is trying to buck Askren off.
Askren postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Askren grinds an elbow into Gates's temple.
Askren working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Gates is not content to let Askren control the position.
Gates dodges the ground and pound from Askren.
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 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.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Askren is putting a hurting on Gates here, landing some big shots from side control.
The strikes coming from Askren are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Gates being controlled for a moment.
Gates managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Askren.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Askren dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Askren darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Askren tries to pass to full mount but Gates defends it.
Askren trying to control the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Askren is trying to control. Gates wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gates wants to get back to his feet.
Askren lands strikes from half guard.
Askren content to control rather than advance.
Askren wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gates keeps working.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Gates moves to clinch but Askren breaks away
and Askren counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gates won't be happy with that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gates stops Askren from passing to mount.
Askren taking a breather here.
Askren in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Askren moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Askren trying to control the action but Gates is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askren is chipping away with strikes.
Askren has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Askren controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Askren with a couple of short strikes.
Askren controlling his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Askren in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Askren clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Askren lands a nice looking body shot.
Gates tries to clinch but Askren moves out of range.
Askren changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Gates tries to clinch but Askren moves away
and Askren counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gates won't be happy with that.
Gates avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Askren.
Askren creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Askren advances nicely into full mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Askren with a couple of short strikes.
Gates is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Jon Askren overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Askren sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gates is squirming around, avoiding Askren's attempts to control the action.
Askren lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Askren connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Askren controlling his opponent.
Gates in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Askren lands a couple of good shots and Gates has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Askren is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Gates is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Askren connects with a big shot to the side of Gates's head.
Askren misses with an elbow to the head.
Askren softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Gates really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Askren. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Askren lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askren has good solid back control here.
Askren scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
The referee is taking a good look at Gates as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Askren!
Askren missing with strikes from the back.
Askren throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Gates!
Askren punches Gates on the ear.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Askren throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Gates!
Askren has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Gates.
Gates is rocked!
Askren lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gates is still in real trouble! Can Askren finish him?
Askren is riding his opponent, not letting Gates buck him off.
Gates seems to have recovered his senses.
Askren lands a good shot there. Gates covers up! Askren smells blood and goes for the finish - the referee warns Gates to improve his position but he's not intelligently defending himself and the referee has no choice but to step in and end the fight! Askren jumps to his feet and celebrates the important win with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Askren!
A less than humble Jon Askren misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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