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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benny Askren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Brakeley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Askren comes to the ring accompanied by wave after wave mr probs. Brakeley comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Woke up this Morning kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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274 lbs
15 - 14 - 0 |
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271 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
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Excellent MT
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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 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Benny Askren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Brakeley!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Askren tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brakeley swivels and escapes.
Brakeley finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Askren fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brakeley throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Brakeley just misses with a punch to the body.
Askren gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brakeley can't break the clinch.
Brakeley is trying to break the clinch but Askren has him pressed against the ropes.
Brakeley is trying to force a seperation but Askren has the dominant position.
Brakeley tries to break free but Askren pushes him back against the ropes.
Brakeley has had enough of the clinch but Askren keeps him there for the moment.
Brakeley wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brakeley is trying to break the clinch but Askren has him pressed against the ropes.
Brakeley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brakeley is trying to push Askren away but Askren has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Brakeley wants to get back to striking at distance but Askren won't allow it.
Brakeley is trying to push Askren away but Askren has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Askren missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brakeley breaks the clinch.
Brakeley throws a hook but Askren blocks it.
Askren drives through and clinches with Brakeley against the ropes.
Askren scores with a shoulder strike.
Askren looking to slow down the pace here.
Nice elbow from Askren.
It looks like Michael Brakeley has been cut.
Askren keeps control of Brakeley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Askren breaks from the clinch.
Brakeley stuns Askren with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Brakeley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Askren has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brakeley tried to score with a low kick but Askren checks it.
Askren lands a body shot.
Brakeley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brakeley lands a really nice looking cross but Askren seems unphased.
Brakeley throws a leg kick which misses Askren's front leg but catches the back leg as Askren tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brakeley takes a swing at Askren's ribcage but misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Askren gets a clinch.
Brakeley is trying to push Askren away but Askren has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Askren throws an elbow that misses.
Askren missing with knees to the body.
Brakeley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brakeley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brakeley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Brakeley tries to break the clinch but Askren is controlling the position.
Brakeley tries to break the clinch but Askren is controlling the position.
Brakeley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brakeley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Askren moves into the clinch.
Askren is trying to pull guard but Brakeley turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Askren has Brakeley pressed against the ropes, preventing Brakeley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brakeley is trying to break the clinch but Askren has him pressed against the ropes.
Brakeley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brakeley breaks the clinch.
Askren showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brakeley.
Brakeley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Askren keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Brakeley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Askren manages to avoid it.
Askren tries to counter by clinching up but Brakeley breaks away and moves out of range.
Brakeley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brakeley throws a one two combo.
Askren checks a low kick from Brakeley.
Askren closes the distance and pushes Brakeley back into the ropes.
Askren tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brakeley avoids it.
Brakeley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Askren taking a breather.
Brakeley can't break the clinch.
Brakeley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brakeley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Askren manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brakeley scores with a shot to the body.
Askren darts in and clinches Brakeley up against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brakeley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brakeley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brakeley can't break the clinch.
Brakeley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brakeley looks to score with a jab to the body but Askren is just out of range.
Brakeley fails to land with a series of punches.
Askren tries to land a front kick but Brakeley steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brakeley pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Askren back to the ropes. Brakeley follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Askren uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brakeley.
Brakeley throws a right hand that Askren ducks under and follows up with a left that Askren also avoids with ease.
Brakeley avoids the head kick by Askren.
Brakeley now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Askren avoids a punch combination nicely.
Askren was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brakeley throws a looping overhand right but Askren ducks down to avoid it.
Brakeley throws a leg kick but Askren sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Askren tries to clinch but Brakeley is having none of it.
Askren lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Askren.
Brakeley misses with a looping left.
Brakeley stuffs the takedown.
Brakeley throws out a counter right but Askren avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benny Askren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brakeley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Askren instigates a clinch.
Brakeley tries to circle away but Askren has him pinned against the ropes.
Askren tries a body shot but Brakeley blocks it.
Brakeley is trying to break the clinch but Askren is controlling him.
Brakeley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Askren, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Askren throws a big shot that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brakeley, right into the meat.
Brakeley lands a jab.
Brakeley misses with a double jab.
Brakeley tries to keep at a distance but Askren has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brakeley is trying to break the clinch but Askren is controlling him.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Brakeley breaks from the clinch.
Askren fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brakeley shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Askren eats them both and turns towards Brakeley to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Askren closes the distance and clinches up with Brakeley, looking for a takedown. Askren pushes Brakeley against the ropes but Brakeley circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Brakeley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Askren steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brakeley.
Askren tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brakeley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Brakeley!
Brakeley throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Askren on the side of the head.
Askren uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brakeley.
Brakeley lands a right hook to the body.
Brakeley thuds his right hand into Askren's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Askren tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Brakeley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Brakeley takes a swing at Askren's ribcage but misses.
Askren uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brakeley.
Askren's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Brakeley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Askren scrambles back to his feet.
Michael Brakeley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Askren stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brakeley.
Brakeley swats away the attempt to clinch by Askren.
Brakeley digs a good hook to Askren's body.
Brakeley is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Askren rather than just go for the knockout.
Brakeley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Askren.
Askren wants to clinch up but Brakeley keeps it at a distance.
Askren scores with a takedown into Brakeley's guard.
Brakeley wants to stand up but Askren is controlling him.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Askren decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Askren wants to clinch up but Brakeley keeps it at a distance.
Brakeley doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brakeley, right into the meat.
Brakeley is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Brakeley moves into range and connects with a jab.
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 tries to clinch but Brakeley moves out of range.
Brakeley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brakeley connects with a nice looking jab.
Brakeley moves out of range as Askren strikes.
Askren throws an overhand right that lands on Brakeley's shoulder, as Brakeley tries to avoid the shot.
Brakeley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Askren moves away.
Askren displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brakeley throws out the jab.
Brakeley moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Askren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Askren tries to clinch but Brakeley is having none of it.
Askren shoots in for a takedown but Brakeley shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Askren throws a body shot but no joy.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Askren moves into the clinch.
Askren misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brakeley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Askren tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brakeley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Askren changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brakeley tries to avoid it but Askren manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brakeley to the ground. Brakeley escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Brakeley is looking to score with low kicks.
Askren throws a big counter combination but Brakeley scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Brakeley feints a jab promting Askren to slip. Brakeley then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Askren slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Askren motions for Brakeley to come forward. Askren throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brakeley connects with a crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Askren looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brakeley is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Askren with a body shot.
Askren takes one on the button.
Brakeley attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brakeley scores with a three punch combo!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brakeley misses the shot to the body.
Askren wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Brakeley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Brakeley's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Brakeley throws a hook to the side of Askren's head but Askren sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brakeley clobbers Askren with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sloppy strikes from Brakeley. Those never looked like landing.
Brakeley has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Askren tries to clinch but Brakeley moves out of range.
A nice side step and Brakeley releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Askren checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Askren defending well as Brakeley loads up on a big left hand.
Brakeley moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Askren is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brakeley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Askren tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brakeley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little jabbing left from Brakeley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Askren wants to clinch up but Brakeley keeps it at a distance.
Askren takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Askren tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Brakeley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brakeley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brakeley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Askren.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brakeley.
Askren darts in looking for a takedown but Brakeley gets double underhooks and turns Askren into the ropes.
Benny Askren is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Askren rushes Brakeley and presses him up against the ropes.
Brakeley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Askren tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brakeley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Askren tries to close the distance and clinch but Brakeley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Askren moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Good work by Askren as he checks the leg kick.
Askren is looking to counter the offense by Brakeley and move into the clinch.
Brakeley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Askren is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Askren clinches up with Brakeley and pushes him back against the ropes.
Askren prevents Brakeley from breaking the clinch.
Brakeley breaks the clinch.
Brakeley looks to land a combination. Askren sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Brakeley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Askren's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Askren ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A low kick from Askren misses
and Brakeley counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brakeley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Askren, right into the meat.
Brakeley misses with the combination.
Askren moves to clinch but Brakeley breaks away
and Brakeley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brakeley has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Askren shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brakeley as he jumps to the side.
Askren wants to clinch up but Brakeley keeps it at a distance.
Askren blocks a jab.
Brakeley throws the left hand but Askren avoids the punch easily.
Brakeley throws a series of punches but Askren avoids them all with ease.
Brakeley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brakeley misses with a combination
and Askren counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Michael Brakeley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Askren tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Brakeley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Askren shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brakeley as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benny Askren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brakeley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Askren's hands.
Askren fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Brakeley to the ground. Askren is now in Brakeley's guard.
Askren wants to control from the top but Brakeley keeps moving.
Brakeley is looking to stand up but Askren isn't so interested in that idea.
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 might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Askren is standing up over Brakeley. Brakeley looks to escape but Askren dives into side control.
Askren decides to stand up, so the ref orders Brakeley to his feet.
Some bone on bone action there as Askren checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Askren throws out a leg kick but Brakeley moves out of range and Askren only half commits.
Brakeley throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brakeley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Brakeley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Askren.
Brakeley throws a counter combo.
Askren is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brakeley is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Askren doesn't manage to clinch there - Brakeley circles away.
Brakeley stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Brakeley wants it to stay on the feet.
Brakeley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Askren circles away quickly and effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Askren shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Brakeley wants to get back to his feet.
Brakeley is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Brakeley misses with a body shot.
Askren moves out of range as Brakeley strikes.
Askren takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brakeley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Askren is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Brakeley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brakeley lands with a right hand.
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.
Brakeley lands a head shot.
Brakeley lands the left hand.
Brakeley throws a right hand that Askren ducks under and follows up with a left that Askren also avoids with ease.
Askren tries for a takedown but Brakeley circles away easily
and Brakeley counters with a stiff right hand.
Brakeley stuffs the takedown.
Brakeley is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Askren with a body shot.
Brakeley throws a body punch but Askren moves out of range.
Brakeley throws a series of strikes that have Askren backpedaling.
Brakeley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Askren has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brakeley missing with a left hand there. Askren was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brakeley throws a hook to the side of Askren's head but Askren sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brakeley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brakeley walks into a stiff left hand from Askren.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Brakeley misses.
Askren shoots in but no luck this time.
Brakeley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Askren.
Brakeley tries to keep at a distance but Askren has taken the fight into the clinch.
Benny Askren has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brakeley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brakeley thows a leg kick but Askren checks it
and Askren counters with a stiff right hand.
Askren tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Brakeley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brakeley throws out a counter right but Askren avoids it with no problem.
Askren fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brakeley throws a leg kick that is checked
and Askren counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brakeley fails to land with a series of punches.
Askren doesn't manage to clinch there - Brakeley circles away.
Brakeley throws a nice looking combination but Askren bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brakeley tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Askren is able to avoid easily.
Benny Askren has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Askren is looking to clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Brakeley wants to land a leg kick but Askren is out of range.
Brakeley ducks under a wild hook from Askren.
Askren thows a leg kick but Brakeley checks it
and Brakeley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Askren tries to clinch but Brakeley moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brakeley.
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!
Brakeley throws a body shot but no joy.
Brakeley lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Askren has closed the distance and engaged Brakeley in a clinch.
Brakeley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brakeley displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Brakeley lands with a straight right. Askren didn't see that one coming.
Brakeley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Askren looks to throw the jab but Brakeley is out of range.
Brakeley tries a low kick but Askren avoids it.
Brakeley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Michael Brakeley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brakeley misses with a series of wild punches.
Brakeley is breathing heavily.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Brakeley throws out a leg kick but Askren moves out of range and Brakeley only half commits.
A quick step to the side and Askren tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Askren looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brakeley is looking for the big counter here.
Nice sprawl there from Brakeley as Askren shoots in.
No joy there for Brakeley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Askren fails to land with a series of punches.
Brakeley works Askren's body with a nice hook.
Brakeley is working the combinations to good effect here.
Brakeley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brakeley throws a leg kick that misses.
Askren feinted with a counter takedown.
Brakeley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Askren has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Brakeley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brakeley tries to bum rush Askren with a series of wild strikes but Askren uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brakeley.
Brakeley just misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Brakeley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brakeley has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Michael Brakeley!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Michael Brakeley!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Michael Brakeley!
Michael Brakeley wins by unanimous decision!
Michael Brakeley decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
The defeated Benny Askren had this to say: 'My chin is glass '.
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