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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Askren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Nostro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Vincent Nostro enters the cage!
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Excellent boxer
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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
18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Askren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vincent Nostro!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nostro shoots and misses
and Askren counters with a nice uppercut.
Nostro tries for a takedown but Askren circles away easily
enabling Askren to counter with a crisp jab.
Nostro fails with the takedown
and Askren counters with a straight right hand.
John Askren has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vincent Nostro.
Nostro moves out of range of the strikes.
Nostro misses with a takedown
and Askren counters with a solid body kick.
Askren dips to his left and cracks Nostro with an uppercut!
Nostro shoots and misses
and Askren counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nostro tries to move into range but Askren moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nostro with a poor takedown
and Askren counters with a nice leg kick.
Nostro looks winded!
Nostro gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Askren counter with a right hand.
Nostro gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Askren counters with a two punch combo.
Askren scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nostro takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nostro takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nostro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Askren scores with a jab. Nostro acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Vincent Nostro has been cut.
Nostro has his takedown stuffed
and Askren cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nostro is rocked!
Askren lands with a thumping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Askren throws a shot to the body.
Askren lands a right hook to the body.
Askren scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice jab there from Askren.
Donk. Askren catches Nostro right on the button with a cross.
Askren scores with a hook.
Askren throws a series of punches but Nostro moves out of range.
Askren scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nostro is trying desperately to land a takedown but Askren is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Nostro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nostro takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nostro shoots and misses
and Askren counters with a slapping leg kick.
Askren lands with an uppercut that bounces Nostro off the cage and back into range.
Nostro takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Askren moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Askren enables Nostro to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Askren manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Askren looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Askren uses the cage to get back to his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Askren.
Askren uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nostro slips a jab from Askren.
Nostro gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Askren counters with a leg kick.
Nostro shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Askren counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nostro shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nostro drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Askren wants to stand and escape but Nostro is having none of it.
Nostro stopping the sweep attempt from Askren.
Askren manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Askren with shots to the head and body - Nostro looks very uncomfortable down there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Askren punishing his opponent with strikes.
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 controlling from the full mount.
Askren prevents Nostro from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nostro manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Askren landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Askren is nestled in close to Nostro, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Askren is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nostro actively working from the bottom here.
Askren thows a huge punch but Nostro dodges it nicely.
Askren lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Askren lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Askren stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Askren tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Nostro is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Askren pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Askren dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vincent Nostro's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Askren throws a shot from downtown. Nostro moves away and avoids it.
Nostro fails with the takedown
letting Askren counter with a right hand.
Nostro with a lazy takedown attempt
and Askren counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nostro misses with a takedown attempt
and Askren counters with a nice uppercut.
John Askren has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vincent Nostro.
Nostro with a lazy takedown attempt
and Askren connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
John Askren is winning the standup battle so far.
Askren throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nostro fails with the takedown
and Askren counters with a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Askren.
Askren connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nostro's hands.
Askren scores with a sloppy right hand. Nostro should have avoided that one.
Nostro is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nostro misses with a takedown attempt
and Askren counters with a solid body kick.
Askren listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Askren keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nostro is still on wobbly legs! Can Askren finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nostro takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Askren scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nostro's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nostro doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Askren makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Askren feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Nostro sprawling to the canvas! Nostro rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Askren finish him?!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Askren.
Nice straight punches there by Askren. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Askren.
Askren cracks Nostro with a hook to the temple - Nostro is on wobbly legs here! Askren swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Nostro falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Askren wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). John Askren!
John Askren really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Cobra Pharmaceuticals (159++ Stamina) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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