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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benny Askren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane McLain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Askren might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to wave after wave mr probs. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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274 lbs
15 - 12 - 0 |
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262 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
KO power |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Benny Askren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane McLain!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLain lands the left hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Askren.
Sloppy strikes from Askren. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from McLain misses.
Askren gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McLain rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Askren moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Askren misses with a lunging right hand
and McLain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McLain is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Askren takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McLain keeps the fight on the outside.
Benny Askren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McLain fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Askren looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Askren tries to clinch
and McLain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from McLain does it's job there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McLain misses with a looping left.
A left lands for McLain.
Askren is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Askren closes the distance looking to clinch
and McLain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLain darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McLain looks to land a right hand but Askren moved out of range.
Askren avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McLain lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Askren has taken the fight to the clinch.
McLain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Askren lands a body shot in the clinch.
Askren breaks from the clinch.
Askren throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McLain sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Askren tries to clinch there but McLain circles away.
As Askren backs off McLain throws a huge counter combo but Askren manages to avoid it all.
McLain thows a left - swing and a miss!
Askren tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McLain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McLain connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Askren wants to slow McLain down by chopping away at his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Askren tries to clinch there but McLain circles away.
McLain looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McLain is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Askren had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Askren slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McLain loads up on a big right hand but Askren slips the punch.
Askren clinches.
McLain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Askren with a poor takedown
and McLain counters with a three punch combo that has Askren backing up. Askren nods at McLain to acknowledge the strikes.
McLain stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McLain walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Askren clinches with his opponent.
Askren breaks from the clinch.
Askren takes one on the button.
Askren throws a poor cross that misses
letting McLain counter with a right hand.
Askren staying out of range there.
McLain tests Askren's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shane McLain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McLain slips under a jab.
McLain might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askren misses with an uppercut. McLain saw that one coming.
Askren throws a body kick that misses.
McLain keeps the fight on the outside.
McLain swats away the attempt to clinch by Askren.
Askren rushes McLain and presses him up against the ropes.
McLain blocking some punches.
Askren with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McLain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Askren taking a breather.
Askren breaks from the clinch.
Askren tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Askren slips under a jab.
Askren tries to clinch up but McLain circles away and keeps his distance.
Askren takes one on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLain jabs Askren right on the nose. Askren blinks but takes it well.
McLain throws a looping overhand right but Askren ducks down to avoid it.
Askren misses with a wild body shot.
Askren pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces McLain back to the ropes. Askren follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Shane McLain has been cut.
Askren misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like McLain was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McLain misses with a straight right.
Askren drops down looking for a counter takedown but McLain sprawls and moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Askren misses the target.
McLain throws a hook but Askren avoids it easily.
McLain throws a jab when Askren was well out of range.
Askren is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McLain misses the shot to the body.
Askren misses with a head kick.
McLain gets tackled into the ropes by Askren. Askren maintains the clinch.
McLain tries to break free but Askren pushes him back against the ropes.
Askren pulls guard effortlessly.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
McLain gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Askren darts in trying to clinch
and McLain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Askren shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches McLain napping and manages to drive through into side control!
McLain bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
McLain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Askren.
McLain misses with a looping right.
Askren walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Askren moves to clinch but McLain breaks away
and McLain counters with a nice uppercut.
Askren tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. McLain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Askren throws a lazy right hand but McLain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Askren closes the distance and pushes McLain back into the ropes.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
McLain gets underhooks to prevent Askren's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benny Askren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McLain manages to break the clinch.
Askren takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Askren with a lazy takedown attempt
and McLain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McLain lands with a straight right. Askren didn't see that one coming.
Askren with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McLain to score with a decent uppercut.
McLain catches Askren with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McLain throws a big shot that misses.
Askren closes the distance but McLain moves to the side
and McLain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McLain uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Askren has time to react.
Askren has his takedown stuffed
and McLain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Askren throws a hook but McLain blocks it.
McLain misses with a two punch combination.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
McLain displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Askren.
Askren looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McLain is fending him off so far but Askren persists. Nope, McLain circles away and we're back to standing.
Jab from McLain.
McLain moves into range and connects with a jab.
Askren darts in trying to clinch
enabling McLain to counter with a crisp jab.
McLain scores with a nice right hand.
Askren is looking to clinch but McLain is avoiding it.
Askren takes a jab right on the kisser.
Askren tries to clinch there but McLain circles away.
A big left from McLain misses.
Askren moves into the clinch.
Askren lands a damaging elbow.
McLain tries to break free but Askren pushes him back against the ropes.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Askren struggles to land a body shot inside as McLain controls his hands.
McLain wants to get back to striking at distance but Askren won't allow it.
McLain wants to break free but Askren has control.
McLain tries to break the clinch but Askren is controlling the position.
McLain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Askren is trying to maintain a safe position but McLain gets an underhook and turns Askren into the ropes.
Askren is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Askren prevents McLain from breaking the clinch.
Askren misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McLain.
McLain can't break the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Askren has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Askren is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
McLain avoids a wild elbow strike from Askren.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Askren breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McLain scores with a decent looking hook.
Askren looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Askren tries to clinch but McLain is having none of it.
McLain lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McLain has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Askren.
A little jabbing left from McLain on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McLain with a hook.
Askren closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. McLain quickly recovers to half guard.
McLain has one foot on Askren's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Askren is looking to clinch but McLain is avoiding it.
McLain misses the jab.
McLain throws an off balance right hand
letting Askren counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane McLain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shane McLain's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Nice straight punches there by McLain. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McLain.
Askren tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. McLain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Askren uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McLain has time to react.
McLain avoids a punch combination nicely.
Askren is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shane McLain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Askren looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McLain! But no joy.
Askren throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Askren misses with a leg kick
and McLain counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Askren shoots in for a takedown but McLain shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
McLain ducks under a wild hook from Askren.
McLain circles away from the clinch attempt
and Askren takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren wants to clinch but McLain slips to the side
and McLain counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Askren moves into the clinch successfully.
McLain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Askren tries to clinch up.
McLain bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Askren's head backwards.
A slow jab from McLain misses its intended target.
Askren appears to be looking for a big counter.
Askren wants to clinch
enabling McLain to counter with a crisp jab.
Askren takes a jab right on the kisser.
A big left from Askren misses.
McLain lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McLain digs a good hook to Askren's body.
Askren is looking to clinch but McLain is avoiding it.
McLain looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Askren misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McLain lands with a right hand.
Askren closes the distance looking to clinch
and McLain counters with a left and a right that hurts Askren! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! McLain jumps into full mount!
Askren is rocked!
McLain controlling the pace for now.
McLain stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Askren closes the distance looking to clinch
and McLain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McLain lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Askren at a distance.
McLain tests Askren's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Askren has McLain up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLain is trying to push Askren away but Askren has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Askren manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Askren tries to land a knee to the head but McLain blocks with his arms.
McLain is looking to break free of the clinch but Askren has double underhooks.
Askren prevents McLain from breaking the clinch.
Askren struggles to land a body shot inside as McLain controls his hands.
Askren breaks the clinch.
Askren tries to clinch but McLain moves out of range.
McLain scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Askren buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice jab there from McLain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Askren there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
No luck for Askren with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benny Askren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McLain throws a hook but Askren avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Askren throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Askren has taken the fight to the clinch.
Askren prevents McLain from breaking the clinch.
Benny Askren has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McLain has had enough of the clinch but Askren keeps him there for the moment.
Askren just leaning against McLain, taking a breather.
Askren jumps guard but McLain stands there with Askren around his waist. Askren gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
McLain wants to break free but Askren has control.
McLain working hard to break the clinch.
Askren breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
McLain lands a jab to the head.
Askren closes the distance and clinches.
Askren breaks from the clinch.
Askren misses with a few strikes there.
McLain misses with a two punch combination.
Askren looks to clinch
and McLain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Askren moves away from the strike by McLain.
Askren tries to clinch but McLain is having none of it.
Nice jab there from McLain.
McLain swings widly with a right hand
and Askren counters by moving into the clinch.
Askren throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McLain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Askren's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McLain connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Askren scrambles back to his feet.
McLain keeps the fight on the outside.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Askren slips under a jab from McLain.
McLain has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Askren shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Askren fails with an attempt to clinch.
Askren throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McLain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McLain lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Askren fails to land with a series of punches.
McLain darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Askren wants to clinch
and McLain counters with a big uppercut that knocks Askren off his feet! McLain dives into side control looking to finish!
Oh Askren is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
McLain stands up.
Askren tries to clinch up
and McLain counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McLain closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Askren out cold! Askren corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Shane McLain!
During a confident post fight interview, Shane McLain thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Benny Askren spoke after the fight, saying 'My chin is glass '.
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