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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Franko Begbie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Askren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Begbie comes to the ring accompanied by Lonely Island - Jizz in My Pants. Ben Askren has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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156 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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179 cm
23
153 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Good kicks
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Franko Begbie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Askren!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Begbie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Askren closes this distance looking for a takedown but Begbie circles away.
Begbie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Askren sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Askren manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Begbie on his heels. He'll look to pass Begbie's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Askren working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Askren throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Begbie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Begbie wants to sweep but no luck.
Askren stands up over Begbie, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Askren throwing strikes from guard but Begbie blocks nicely.
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 thows a big elbow that misses.
Askren throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Begbie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren looking to pass the guard.
Askren trying to control but Begbie is working from the bottom.
Begbie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Askren can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Askren in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Askren postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Askren throws a strike but Begbie rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Askren avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Begbie drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Askren dives on top into guard.
Begbie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Askren.
Askren won't allow Begbie to get back to his feet.
Begbie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Askren must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askren working some strikes from top position.
Askrenis looking to pass into half guard but Begbie pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Begbie is in guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Begbie has gone for a leg lock! Askren slips out almost immediately though and dives into Begbie's guard.
Askren loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Begbie is looking for a triangle but Askren pushes his legs off easily.
Askren makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Askren with a flurry of punches that miss.
Askren wants to pass the guard but Begbie is keeping the position.
Askren throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Begbie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Begbie might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Askren wants to pass the guard but Begbie is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Askren accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Begbie trying to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Askren dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Begbie throws a series of punches but Askren moves out of range.
Begbie looks to land a combination but Askren avoids it well.
Begbie blocks a head kick by Askren.
Begbie tries to bum rush Askren with a series of wild strikes but Askren uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Begbie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Askren avoids it really well and circles away.
Begbie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Askren tries to avoid it but Begbie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Askren to the ground. Askren escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Franko Begbie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Askren closes this distance looking for a takedown but Begbie circles away.
Begbie avoids the head kick by Askren.
Askren feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Askren trying to control but Begbie is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Begbie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Askren trying to control but Begbie is working from the bottom.
Askren missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Askren accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Askren lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Begbie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Askren throws a strike but Begbie rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Begbie throws and elbow that misses. Askren uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Begbie's guard. Nice move by Askren!
Askren throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Askren scoring with some ground and pound.
Askren trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Begbie manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Begbie has gone for a leg lock! Askren slips out almost immediately though and dives into Begbie's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Begbie keeping moving, preventing Askren from controlling successfully.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Begbie looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Askren has picked Begbie up and slammed him! Begbie can't keep hold of the triangle and Askren manages to pass to side control!
Askren looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Askren's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Askren throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Askren throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Askren scores with a couple of short elbows.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Begbie avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Askren.
Askren trying to control the action but Begbie is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Askren showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Begbie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Begbie gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Askren to score an easy takedown into full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Askren accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Begbie looking for a guillotine here but Askren defends easily.
Askren trying to control the position from guard on top but Begbie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren landing with the ground and pound.
Askrenis looking to pass into half guard but Begbie pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Begbie is in guard.
Askren wriggles free and stands up.
Begbie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Askren misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Askren shoots in but no luck this time.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Askren.
Begbie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Askren thows a body kick. Begbie tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Askren shoots in and bounces Begbie off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Ben Askren is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Askren trying to control but Begbie is working from the bottom.
Askren stays in close to Begbie's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ben Askren has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Begbie lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Askren closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Begbie's guard.
Askren showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Franko Begbie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Askren trying to control but Begbie is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight for Ben Askren!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Ben Askren!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Ben Askren!
Ben Askren wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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