|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Terry Bogard (ranked 2693 p4p, 310 weight class) and Yen Askren (ranked 3279 p4p, 381 weight class). Askren has chosen Hello from the Askren Side as his entrance music. 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.
 |
|
 |
| 182 cm
25
179 lbs
12 - 12 - 0 |
|
178 cm
25
185 lbs
11 - 10 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
|
Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terry Bogard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Yen Askren!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Askren missing with a left hand there. Bogard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Askren tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bogard was well out of range. Poor timing from Askren.
Bogard throws an overhand right that lands on Askren's shoulder, as Askren tries to avoid the shot.
Askren shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bogard as he avoids it easily.
Askren with a hook.
Bogard connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Askren throws a body punch but Bogard moves out of range.
Askren takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Some bone on bone action there as Askren checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bogard blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Askren misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bogard swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Yen Askren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bogard connects with a leg kick. Askren looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Askren misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Askren tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogard swings for the body but Askren moves out of range.
Askren connects with a body shot.
Askren cracks a nice hook into Bogard's ribs.
Nice jab there from Askren.
Askren misses with a wild body shot.
Askren throws a right hand that misses
and Bogard makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Askren lands with an overhand left.
Askren changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bogard tries to avoid it but Askren manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bogard to the ground. Bogard escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Askren doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bogard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Askren.
Bogard misses with a head kick.
Bogard slips a straight right by Askren.
Askren takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bogard lands a lovely overhand right.
Terry Bogard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bogard lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Askren throws a shot to the body.
Askren misses with a straight right.
Askren misses with a series of wild punches.
Bogard lands a nice hook to Askren's body. Askren takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Askren connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bogard swings away with a body shot that misses
and Askren counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Askren. Bogard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bogard tries a head kick but it misses.
Bogard takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogard finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Askren goes for a double leg but Bogard avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bogard continues to drive forward.
Terry Bogard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yen Askren.
Bogard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Askren with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Askren uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bogard has time to react.
Askren lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bogard backs up against the cage.
Bogard lands an overhand right.
Askren walks into a straight right hand from Bogard.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bogard.
Askren fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bogard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Askren loads up on a big right hand but Bogard slips the punch.
Bogard fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Askren.
Bogard delivers a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Askren scores with a one two! Bogard had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bogard misses with a two punch combination.
Askren avoids the head kick by Bogard.
Askren works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bogard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Askren lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bogard circles away quickly and effectively.
Bogard throws a low kick but Askren moves out of range easily.
Bogard takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bogard wants to slow Askren down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Askren waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bogard.
Askren misses with a right hand
and Askren takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bogard throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Askren.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yen Askren will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A swing and a miss from Askren.
Askren misses with a combination
letting Bogard counter with a right hand.
Bogard lands a nice looking body kick.
Nice defenses there by Bogard.
Bogard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Askren's sensitive parts.
Terry Bogard is winning the standup battle so far.
Bogard lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Askren avoids the head kick by Bogard.
Bogard motions for Askren to come forward. Bogard throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bogard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Askren closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Askren working over Bogard with some ground and pound. Bogard looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Askren working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogard has hold of Askren's hands but Askren slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bogard actively working from the bottom here.
Bogard regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bogard working for a triangle but Askren defends it easily.
Askren must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bogard had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Askren defends it easily.
Bogard lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Bogard looking to pass the guard.
Askren 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Askren looking to control.
Bogard seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We've been hearing good reports from Bogard's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Askren wants to sweep here but Bogard controlling him for the moment.
Askren keeping moving, preventing Bogard from controlling successfully.
Bogard stopping the sweep attempt from Askren.
Askren trying to control the position.
Bogard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Askren is keeping the position for now.
Bogard won't allow Askren to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askren is trying to keep Bogard in close.
Bogard trying to control but Askren is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jab from Bogard.
Askren misses with a left hand
and Bogard counters with a stiff right hand.
Bogard looks to throw the jab but Askren is out of range.
Bogard connects with a high kick.
Bogard cracks Askren with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bogard slips under a jab from Askren.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Askren shoots in for a double leg but Bogard sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A leg kick checked by Askren.
Askren looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A combination from Bogard does no damage.
Bogard looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Askren throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bogard gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Askren.
Askren throws a lazy right hand but Bogard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A lazy left from Bogard finds it's target.
Askren fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Askren tries to bum rush Bogard with a series of wild strikes but Bogard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bogard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bogard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Bogard dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bogard throws a series of punches but Askren avoids them all with ease.
Askren fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Bogard wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bogard throws a lazy body kick
and Askren counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Askren dives in and grabs Bogard's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bogard pushes down on Askren's head and hops out.
Askren throws a hook to the side of Bogard's head but Bogard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good exchange - Askren coming out on top.
A head kick misses from Bogard.
Askren tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Askren comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Askren fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Askren shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bogard napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bogard sneaks out the side door and pushes Askren away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Askren ducks right into an uppercut from Bogard.
Bogard leaves Askren with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren throws a jab when Bogard was well out of range.
Bogard cracks Askren with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bogard throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bogard uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bogard lands with a slapping head kick.
Bogard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bogard loads up on a big right hand but Askren slips the punch.
The fighters circling - Askren throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bogard misses with a hook. Askren ducked under it nicely.
Askren avoids the body shot from Bogard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Askren.
Askren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bogard.
A telegraphed right hand from Bogard misses the target.
A slow jab from Askren misses its intended target.
Bogard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bogard takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Askren fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bogard manages to avoid it.
Askren swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bogard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bogard pivots, looking for a leg kick but Askren is out of range and Bogard settles back down.
Askren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bogard.
Askren's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bogard works Askren's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askren ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Askren misses with an uppercut.
Bogard throws a right and a left that Askren avoids nicely.
Askren moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bogard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Askren connects with a crisp jab.
Askren misses with a hook. Bogard ducked under it nicely.
Bogard scoring well with a low kick there.
Askren throws a poor cross that misses
and Bogard counters with a straight right hand.
Bogard ducks under a wild hook from Askren.
Askren jabs Bogard right on the nose. Bogard blinks but takes it well.
Askren has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bogard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bogard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bogard tests Askren's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Askren takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bogard walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Askren checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bogard tries to score with a low kick but Askren moves his leg out of the way.
Bogard misses with a left hand
and Askren counters with a left to the body.
Bogard misses with a straight right.
Bogard throws a head kick that misses
and Askren counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bogard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Askren.
Askren lands with a shot to the body.
Askren throws a hook to the side of Bogard's head but Bogard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Terry Bogard.
Well Bogard has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terry Bogard!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Terry Bogard made sure he mentioned IniTech Nutrition , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
The defeated Yen Askren had this to say: 'I blame Bjorn and the Egg.'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
65% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
