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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yen Askren (ranked 4392 p4p, 485 weight class) and Treylin Clark (ranked 5334 p4p, 555 weight class). Askren kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hello from the Askren Side. Clark has chosen Many Men By 50 cent as his entrance music. Treylin Clark will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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187 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yen Askren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Treylin Clark!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Askren throws a hook to the side of Clark's head but Clark sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Clark fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Askren looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Clark gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Clark is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Askren is stalling in the full guard.
Clark is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Askren throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Clark works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Askren throwing strikes from guard but Clark blocks nicely.
Askren trying to control but Clark is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing 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.
Clark working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Askren.
Askren content to stall in guard here.
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.
Askren postures up in Clark's guard and throws a big left but Clark blocks it.
Askren working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two 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 throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Askren in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Askren in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Askren not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Clark misses with a straight right.
Clark defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Askren.
Yen Askren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clark looks to land a right hand but Askren moved out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Clark as Askren shoots in.
Askren scores with a sloppy right hand. Clark should have avoided that one.
Clark defending well as Askren loads up on a big left hand.
Clark throws a hook but Askren blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askren throws a shot from downtown. Clark moves away and avoids it.
Clark just misses with a punch to the body.
Askren pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Clark back to the cage. Askren follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Treylin Clark has been cut.
Askren throws a poor cross that misses
and Clark counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Askren bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Askren fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Clark dodges the ground and pound from Askren.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Clark is looking for a sweep.
Clark dodges the ground and pound from Askren.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Askren working away.
Askren throws a strike aimed at the side of Clark's head but Clark avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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 working the body and head with strikes.
Askren throws a strike aimed at the side of Clark's head but Clark avoids it well.
Clark manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Askren trying to control the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yen Askren dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Treylin Clark's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Askren is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clark.
It seemed like Clark was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Askren lands a really nice looking cross but Clark seems unphased.
Askren throws a poor cross that misses
and Clark counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Clark swings widly with a right hand
and Askren counters with a stiff right hand.
Askren slips under a jab.
Askren swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Clark defending well as Askren loads up on a big left hand.
Yen Askren is winning the standup battle so far.
Clark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Askren was well out of range. Poor timing from Clark.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Askren misses.
Askren moves away from the strike by Clark.
Askren throws a hook but Clark avoids it easily.
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!
Clark explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Askren to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Clark is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Clark working aggressively here.
Clark tries to throw a body punch but Askren avoids it by throwing Clark back against the cage.
Askren turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
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 postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sloppy strikes there by Askren.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark sneaks back into half guard.
Askren missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Askren missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Clark is not content to let Askren control the position.
Askren thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Askren perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Askren throwing shots but Clark is blocking nicely.
Askren thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Clark's head.
Yen Askren overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askren looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Clark with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Askren throws a strike but Clark avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Askren trying to control the position from guard on top but Clark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Askren slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Askren working some strikes from top position.
Askren engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Askren loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Askren keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Clark's head.
Askren is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clark can do to turn this around?
Clark controls Askren momentarily but Askren frees himself.
Askren with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Askren makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Askren won't allow Clark to sweep him here.
Askren trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Askren stays in close to Clark's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Askren throws a big right hand that misses.
Askren postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Yen Askren will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Treylin Clark's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Clark misses with a hook to the body
and Askren connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Askren looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Clark misses the shot to the body.
Clark gets caught flat footed, as Askren shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Askren with a nice head shot there.
Askren is in close to Clark's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Askren in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Askren scoring with punches to the head and body.
Askren wants to control from the top but Clark keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Askren throwing strikes from guard but Clark blocks nicely.
Clark working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Askren.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Askren throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Askren throws a big elbow that misses.
Askren postures up in Clark's guard and throws a big left but Clark blocks it.
Askren with a flurry of punches that miss.
Askren throws a big elbow that misses.
Askren is looking to work some ground and pound but Clark has wrist control.
Askren loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Clark wants to control but Askren passes easily into half guard.
Clark won't allow Askren to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Askren throwing shots but Clark is blocking nicely.
Clark is trying to control but Askren manages to pass to mount!
Clark is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Askren scoring with strikes but Clark is staying in there.
Askren controlling from the full mount.
Askren thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Askren throws some wild stikes that Clark manages to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askren thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Askren sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Askren landing strikes from the mount and Clark is in trouble!
Clark tries to reverse the position but Askren maintains control.
Askren lands a big elbow.
Clark takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Askren putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Askren sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Askren misses with a head shot.
Askren controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Askren.
Askren scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Askren lands a big shot there that rocks Clark but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Treylin Clark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Askren dominating with strikes here.
The referee warns Clark that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Askren looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Clark covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yen Askren!
Yen Askren really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Freebok (85% Laundry) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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