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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon Askren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Harding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harding is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bitch School. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
23 - 5 - 0 |
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172 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Askren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Harding!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Askren takes one to the side of the head.
Harding lands a jab.
Askren fails with the takedown.
Harding throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Askren tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Harding counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harding lands with a straight right. Askren didn't see that one coming.
Harding ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Harding waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Askren.
Sloppy strikes from Askren. Those never looked like landing.
Harding scores with a jab.
Askren works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Askren uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harding.
Askren gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Harding counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harding throws a body punch but Askren moves out of range.
Askren closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Harding lands a right hook to the body.
Askren throws a body shot but no joy.
Askren throws a lazy uppercut
and Harding counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Askren walks into a jab.
Harding is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Askren had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Harding misses with a straight left.
Harding misses the shot to the body.
Askren takes one on the button.
Harding works Askren's body with a nice hook.
Askren looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Harding catches Askren with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Harding scores with a leg kick.
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!
Harding paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harding throws out a loose jab but Askren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Askren tries to counter by clinching up but Harding breaks away and moves out of range.
A slow jab from Harding misses its intended target.
Harding scores with a decent looking hook.
Askren misses with a hook. Harding ducked under it nicely.
Harding jabs Askren right on the nose. Askren blinks but takes it well.
Askren uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harding.
Harding displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Askren throws out the jab.
Harding has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Askren dodges the punch combination from Harding.
Askren half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Harding takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Harding swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Askren drives through and clinches with Harding against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askren scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Askren content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Harding lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harding tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Askren has a couple of punches blocked by Harding.
Askren blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Askren breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harding looks to land a left hand but Askren moved out of range nicely.
Harding throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Askren sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harding swings widly with a right hand
and Askren counters with a single leg into guard. Harding didn't expect that.
Askren wants to control from the top but Harding keeps moving.
Harding working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Askren.
Harding keeping full guard, as Askren tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Askren missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Askren postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Askren's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Askren throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Askren throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harding works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Askren trying to control but Harding is working from the bottom.
Askren controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Askren accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Harding dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Harding connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harding. Askren does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harding gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Askren wants to clinch
and Harding cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harding swings for the body but Askren moves out of range.
Askren changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Harding lands a lovely overhand right.
Harding connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Askren momentarily.
Harding throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Askren moves out of range of the strikes.
Harding has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harding throws a shot from downtown. Askren moves away and avoids it.
Askren ducks under a wild hook from Harding.
Harding misses with a looping right.
Askren ducks under a wild hook from Harding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren blocks a jab.
Askren feinted with a counter takedown.
Askren takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Askren's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Harding connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Askren scrambles back to his feet.
Askren throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Harding misses.
Harding tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Askren was well out of range. Poor timing from Harding.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Askren is defended easily by Harding.
Harding throws the left hand but Askren avoids the punch easily.
Harding throws a body punch but Askren moves out of range.
Harding wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Harding cracks Askren with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harding throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Askren misses.
Harding uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Askren.
Harding jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harding misses with a straight left.
Askren appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Harding throws a body punch but Askren moves out of range.
Jonathan Harding seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Askren shoots in for a takedown but Harding shows good takedown defense.
Askren takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Askren scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harding doesn't seem bothered though.
Askren rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harding moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harding takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Askren misses with a shot to the body
and Harding connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Askren tries to move into range but Harding moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harding lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Harding throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harding misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Askren.
Harding throws a hook to the side of Askren's head but Askren sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harding 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.
Harding swats away the attempt to clinch by Askren.
Harding throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harding misses with a wild body shot.
Harding misses with a left hand
and Askren moves into the clinch.
Harding fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Askren gets through Harding's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Askren swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Askren misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harding scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harding breaks the clinch.
Harding lands the left hand.
Harding throws an overhand right that lands on Askren's shoulder, as Askren tries to avoid the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Askren slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Askren avoids the body shot from Harding.
Harding lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Askren moves into range and clinches up with Harding.
Askren lands a nice shot to the body.
Harding tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Askren's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Askren throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Askren slips under a jab from Harding.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Harding showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Harding misses with a right hand
and Askren counters with a single leg into guard. Harding didn't expect that.
Askren scoring with punches to the head and body.
Harding utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Askren controlling from the top position.
Askren lands a couple of elbows.
Askren trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Askren wants to control from the top but Harding keeps moving.
Askren prevents Harding from getting back to his feet.
Askren has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Harding 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 throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Askren trying to control the position from guard on top but Harding is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harding avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Askren accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harding wants to stand up but Askren is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Askren sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Harding's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Harding can do anything to dispel that myth.
Askren working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Askren with the ground and pound but Harding uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Askren loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Askren working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jon Askren overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Askren controlling from the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jab from Askren.
Askren instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harding misses with a body punch.
Askren tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Askren has Harding pressed against the cage, preventing Harding from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Harding can't break the clinch.
Harding misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harding lands with a light punch inside.
Askren taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Harding working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Askren lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Askren escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harding pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Askren tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Harding swivels and escapes.
Harding throws a right hand that misses
and Askren counters by clinching up.
Askren lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harding escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Askren lunges at Harding with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Harding's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Askren has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Askren there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Askren throws a looping overhand right but Harding ducks down to avoid it.
Askren shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Harding but Harding pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Askren misses with a looping left.
Askren takes one on the button.
Askren moves away from the strike by Harding.
Harding connects with a single shot there.
Harding fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Askren checks it well.
Askren feinted with a counter takedown.
Jab, jab by Harding - just one landing.
Harding throws a big shot that misses.
Askren fails with the takedown.
It seemed like Harding was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Askren clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Harding loads up on a big right hand but Askren slips the punch.
Askren feinted with a counter takedown.
Harding jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Harding keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harding swings widly with a right hand
and Askren counters with a single leg into guard. Harding didn't expect that.
Askren trying to control but Harding is working from the bottom.
Askren working some strikes from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Askren trying to control but Harding is working from the bottom.
Askren is looking to work some ground and pound but Harding has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harding preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Askren slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Harding wants to get back to his feet but Askren is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Good shot there by Harding.
Askren wants to clinch up but Harding keeps it at a distance.
Harding connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice shot by Harding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Askren misses with a double jab.
Askren jabs at Harding's body.
Askren throws a hook but Harding avoids it easily.
Harding throws a nice inside leg kick.
Harding lands a nice hook to Askren's body. Askren takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Harding fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Harding swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Askren.
Harding throws an off balance right hand
and Askren counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Harding!
Harding tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Askren can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Harding is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harding wants to control but Askren is having none of it.
Askren cracks Harding with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Askren scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Harding?
Askren raining down shots from the mount!
Askren lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Harding hang on?
Harding wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Askren.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Askren lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Harding is rocked!
Askren postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Harding out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Askren goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jon Askren!
A very excited looking Jon Askren made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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