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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between The Bishop Of Bath And Wells (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Askren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Bishop Of Bath And Wells had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Bishop Of Bath And Wells!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Askren!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Askren moves out of range as Of Bath And Wells strikes.
Askren is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Askren looks to land a right hand but Of Bath And Wells moved out of range.
Of Bath And Wells takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Askren misses with a shot to the body
letting Of Bath And Wells counter with a right hand.
Of Bath And Wells throws the left hand but Askren avoids the punch easily.
Askren swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Askren slips a jab from Of Bath And Wells.
Of Bath And Wells throws a shot from downtown. Askren moves away and avoids it.
Askren lands a nice hook to Of Bath And Wells's body. Of Bath And Wells takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Askren darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Of Bath And Wells misses with an uppercut. Askren saw that one coming.
Askren connects with a looping right hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Askren is defended easily by Of Bath And Wells.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Askren uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Of Bath And Wells.
Of Bath And Wells thows a left - swing and a miss!
Of Bath And Wells swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Of Bath And Wells misses with an uppercut
and Askren counters with a takedown into side control.
Askren throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ground and pound from Askren seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Askren in side control, throwing shots but Of Bath And Wells defends.
Askren looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Of Bath And Wells is avoiding damage well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Of Bath And Wells prevents Askren from improving position.
Askren scores with punches from side control.
Of Bath And Wells definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of Bath And Wells is not content to let Askren control the position.
Askren is staying tight to Of Bath And Wells's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Askren trying to control the action but Of Bath And Wells is working from the bottom.
Of Bath And Wells trying to remain calm as Askren controls from the top position.
Askren tries to score with some ground and pound. Of Bath And Wells controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askren misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Of Bath And Wells defending against the ground and pound.
Of Bath And Wells tries to improve position but can't.
Askren landing strikes.
Askren in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Askren controls the position.
Of Bath And Wells knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Askren on the ground.
Askren in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Sloppy strikes there by Askren.
Askren trying to control the action but Of Bath And Wells is working from the bottom.
Askren working the body and head with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Askren working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Of Bath And Wells takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Askren lands a nice forearm strike.
An elbow from Askren crashes against the mat.
Of Bath And Wells tries to improve position but can't.
Askren creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Of Bath And Wells sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Of Bath And Wells is letting Askren control him for a moment.
Askren scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Askren dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Askren fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Of Bath And Wells on the side of the head.
Askren dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Of Bath And Wells looks to throw the jab but Askren is out of range.
Of Bath And Wells slips a jab and a cross from Askren.
Of Bath And Wells loads up on a big right hand but Askren slips the punch.
Of Bath And Wells thows a left - swing and a miss!
Of Bath And Wells clobbers Askren with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Askren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Of Bath And Wells moves away.
Of Bath And Wells connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Askren goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A jab from Askren misses.
Askren lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
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!
Askren throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Of Bath And Wells bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Bath And Wells gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Askren to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Askren is standing up over Of Bath And Wells. Of Bath And Wells looks to escape but Askren dives into side control.
Askren has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Askren throws an elbow but Of Bath And Wells slips to the side and avoids it well.
Askren landing strikes.
Askren throwing strikes but Of Bath And Wells manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Askren manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Of Bath And Wells wants to get back to his feet.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Askren connects with a nice short shot to Of Bath And Wells's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of Bath And Wells trying to hold on to Askren's head to control him but Askren postures up.
Of Bath And Wells is holding on to half guard well.
Askren thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Askren in particular looking to stall.
Let's hope that Askren has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Askren has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Askren winds up and cracks Of Bath And Wells with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askren uses his free foot to push down on Of Bath And Wells's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Of Bath And Wells.
Askren tries to control but Of Bath And Wells wriggling away.
Askren controlling the pace for now.
Askren lands a heavy elbow.
Of Bath And Wells is in all sorts of trouble here.
Askren scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jon Askren has got the better of the ground game so far.
Askren landing punches.
Askren controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Askren lands a big shot there that rocks Of Bath And Wells but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Of Bath And Wells is in a horrible position here. Askren smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Askren breaks from Of Bath And Wells's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Askren raining down hammerfists from mount.
Askren dominating with strikes here.
Askren working the ground and pound effectively.
Askren landing shots from mount.
Of Bath And Wells is rocked!
Askren controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Askren showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Askren looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Askren misses with a right hand
enabling Of Bath And Wells to counter with a crisp jab.
Askren throws a body punch but Of Bath And Wells moves out of range.
Askren scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice sprawl there from Of Bath And Wells as Askren shoots in.
Askren misses with a takedown
and Of Bath And Wells counters with a straight right hand.
Askren darts in and clinches Of Bath And Wells up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Of Bath And Wells is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Askren tries for a takedown. No joy.
The Bishop Of Bath And Wells has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Askren.
Askren has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Of Bath And Wells after a bit of a struggle.
Of Bath And Wells has a couple of punches blocked by Askren.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Askren is pushing Of Bath And Wells up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Askren lands a body shot in the clinch.
Of Bath And Wells's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Askren has Of Bath And Wells pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Of Bath And Wells manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Askren has picked Of Bath And Wells up - he's going for a ride! Askren dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Askren thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Of Bath And Wells's head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Askren connects with a nice short shot to Of Bath And Wells's temple.
Askren scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Askren missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The Bishop Of Bath And Wells has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Askren seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Of Bath And Wells does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Askren moves into full mount! Of Bath And Wells won't be happy about that!
Askren raining down shots from the mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Askren with the ground and pound from mount.
Askren has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Of Bath And Wells's face.
Askren prevents Of Bath And Wells from getting the reversal.
Askren avoids the attempt from Of Bath And Wells to control.
Of Bath And Wells on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Of Bath And Wells tries to get out of the position.
Askren looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jon Askren is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Askren connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Askren controlling the pace for now.
Askren lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Askren content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of Bath And Wells is in all sorts of trouble here.
Askren controlling the position easily from mount.
Askren with the ground and pound from mount.
Askren controlling from the full mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Askren comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Askren has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Askren!
Jon Askren seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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