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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Markus Askren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Branko Butic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Butic has chosen Groove Addicts- Wages of Sin as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Branko Butic is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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176 lbs
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167 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Markus Askren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Branko Butic!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Askren forces Butic back against the cage and clinches.
Askren lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Askren is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Askren seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Butic for as long as he can get away with.
Butic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Askren decides to stand and escape the position.
Butic throws a body punch but Askren moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butic darts in trying to clinch
and Askren counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Butic's guard now.
Askren sitting in guard here, content to control.
Askren knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Butic on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Markus Askren just wasn't active enough.
Butic pushes Askren up against the cage in a clinch.
Butic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Askren tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Askren breaks from the clinch.
Askren shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Askren seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Askren is taking a breather. Butic says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butic is trying to stand up here but Askren is controlling him well.
Askren decides to stand up.
Askren misses with a wild body shot.
Askren circles away from the clinch attempt.
Askren moves into the clinch.
Askren jumps guard but Butic stands there with Askren around his waist. Askren gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Butic is trying to force a seperation but Askren has the dominant position.
Askren pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Butic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Askren keeps the fight on the outside.
Some wild striking there from Butic.
Askren closes the distance and clinches.
Askren wants to get back to striking at distance but Butic won't allow it.
Butic manages to break the clinch.
Askren shoots in for a double leg but Butic sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Markus Askren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Askren avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Butic doesn't manage to clinch there - Askren circles away.
Butic tries to clinch but Askren moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Butic tries to clinch but Askren moves out of range.
Askren avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Butic doesn't manage to clinch there - Askren circles away.
Butic is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Markus Askren dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Askren avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Askren drives through and clinches with Butic against the cage.
Askren tries to pull guard but Butic forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Askren swings wildly with an uppercut but Butic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Askren gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Askren controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Askren is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Askren is in close to Butic's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Askren preventing the sweep.
Askren lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Askren has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren lands a couple of elbows.
Askren slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Butic is looking to regain half guard here but Askren keeps moving and retains side control.
Askren is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Butic's shoulder. That is not cool.
Butic wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Butic is breathing heavily.
Askren working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butic is letting Askren control him for a moment.
Askren is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Butic knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Askren content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Butic is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butic can't do much from the bottom here.
Askren tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Askren wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Butic, who protects the arm well.
Askren working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Askren staying calm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Askren tries to advance to mount but Butic denies him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Askren is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Butic knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Askren taking a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Markus Askren dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Askren looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Askren looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Butic closes the distance looking to clinch
and Askren holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Askren misses with a hook from the clinch.
Askren goes for a takedown in the clinch but Butic prevents it.
Butic is trying to push Askren away but Askren has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Askren fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Markus Askren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren has clasped his hands together around Butic's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Butic manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Askren with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Askren is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Butic!
Askren connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Askren controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Askren scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Askren goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Butic turns into him and now he's in Askren's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Askren has his hands on Butic's head, controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markus Askren has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Askren shoots in but no luck this time.
Butic throws a head kick that misses.
Butic lands a slapping body shot.
Butic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Askren tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Butic wants to clinch up but Askren keeps it at a distance.
Askren throws a right and a left that Butic avoids nicely.
Butic tries to clinch but Askren moves out of range.
Askren takes a swing at Butic's ribcage but misses.
Butic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Butic doesn't manage to clinch there - Askren circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butic tries to clinch up.
Branko Butic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Askren circles away from the clinch attempt.
Askren circles away from the clinch attempt.
Butic throws an overhand right that lands on Askren's shoulder, as Askren tries to avoid the shot.
Butic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Butic looks to clinch
so Askren counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Butic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Askren's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Askren showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Markus Askren showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Askren, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Markus Askren!
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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