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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yen Askren (ranked 3838 p4p, 442 weight class) and Adolf Schwarzenegger (ranked 2833 p4p, 353 weight class). Askren's entrance music is Hello from the Askren Side. A fine choice. Schwarzenegger comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ride of the Valkyries kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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188 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yen Askren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Adolf Schwarzenegger!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwarzenegger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Askren swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Schwarzenegger is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Yen Askren has been cut.
Schwarzenegger tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Askren connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Askren takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Askren closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Askren not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Schwarzenegger is looking to control Askren's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Schwarzenegger avoid being mounted?
Askren seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Schwarzenegger does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Askren throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Schwarzenegger tries to roll over but Askren keeps him under control.
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 not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Schwarzenegger's head.
Askren throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Askren controlling the action here.
Askren throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Schwarzenegger is not content to let Askren control the position.
Schwarzenegger tries to roll over but Askren keeps him under control.
Schwarzenegger is still trying to improve position.
Askren missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Schwarzenegger regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Askren.
Schwarzenegger avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Askren trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Askren throws a big elbow that misses.
Askren loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fighters circling - Schwarzenegger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Adolf Schwarzenegger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Askren misses.
Schwarzenegger closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Schwarzenegger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Askren blocking some punches.
Schwarzenegger prevents a takedown attempt there.
Askren is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Schwarzenegger.
Schwarzenegger misses with the head strike.
Askren stalling in the clinch but Schwarzenegger improves position.
Schwarzenegger stops a takedown attempt from Askren.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yen Askren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schwarzenegger has a couple of punches blocked by Askren.
Schwarzenegger is fighting off a takedown attempt but Askren is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Schwarzenegger to the mat. Schwarzenegger regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Askren is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Askren throwing strikes from guard but Schwarzenegger blocks nicely.
Schwarzenegger has control of Askren's left arm, preventing Askren from doing any damage.
Askren trying to control but Schwarzenegger is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzenegger looking to control.
Askren looking to pass the guard.
Schwarzenegger being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Schwarzenegger dips to his left and cracks Askren with an uppercut!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schwarzenegger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Schwarzenegger tries to clinch but Askren moves away
and Askren counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Askren scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Yen Askren will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yen Askren's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Schwarzenegger tries to clinch up but Askren circles away and keeps his distance.
Schwarzenegger throws a jab but it's blocked by Askren.
Schwarzenegger closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Schwarzenegger misses with a punch on the inside.
Schwarzenegger gets through Askren's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Schwarzenegger scores with a nice short uppercut.
Come on Askren - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Schwarzenegger has a couple of punches blocked by Askren.
Schwarzenegger misses with a punch on the inside.
Schwarzenegger is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Schwarzenegger lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Askren misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schwarzenegger is trying to maintain a safe position but Askren gets an underhook and turns Schwarzenegger into the cage.
A right hand to the body from Schwarzenegger.
Askren is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Askren tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schwarzenegger's elbow.
Askren goes for a takedown in the clinch but Schwarzenegger prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzenegger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Askren has hold of one of Schwarzenegger's legs. Schwarzenegger is fighting the takedown attempt but Askren gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Schwarzenegger scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Schwarzenegger moves in looking to clinch but Askren pushes him off.
Askren tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Schwarzenegger defends well and Askren ends up having to push Schwarzenegger into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Schwarzenegger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Askren swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice shot by Askren.
Schwarzenegger takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Schwarzenegger has Askren up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schwarzenegger stalling in the clinch but Askren improves position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Schwarzenegger.
Schwarzenegger struggles to land a body shot inside as Askren controls his hands.
Askren is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yen Askren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schwarzenegger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schwarzenegger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Askren is trying to drag Schwarzenegger to the mat but Schwarzenegger just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Schwarzenegger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Askren can't find room to land a body shot as Schwarzenegger controls the action.
Askren lands a takedown into guard.
Askren trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yen Askren overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Askren cracks Schwarzenegger with a solid left hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Askren accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Schwarzenegger seems keen to control Askren's posture.
Our spies down at at Kangaroo's MMA inform us that Schwarzenegger has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Askren with a flurry of punches that miss.
Schwarzenegger preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Schwarzenegger manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzenegger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Schwarzenegger on the inside.
Askren is looking to break free of the clinch but Schwarzenegger has double underhooks.
Good body shot from Schwarzenegger.
A nice left hand lands by Schwarzenegger.
Schwarzenegger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schwarzenegger scores with a shot to the side of Askren's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Askren.
Schwarzenegger misses with a punch on the inside.
Schwarzenegger misses with the head strike.
Askren has a couple of punches blocked by Schwarzenegger.
A short uppercut from Schwarzenegger.
Askren drops down looking for an ankle pick but Schwarzenegger pulls his leg out and moves away.
Schwarzenegger misses with a double jab.
We've been told by Askren's head coaches at Kangaroo's MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Askren circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Schwarzenegger. Askren falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Schwarzenegger!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Adolf Schwarzenegger!
During a confident post fight interview, Adolf Schwarzenegger thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Yen Askren was interviewed post fight and said 'I blame Bjorn and the Egg.'.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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