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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vicente Gogh (ranked 6008 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Askren (ranked 6129 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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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 Helsinki, Vicente Gogh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jean Askren!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gogh throws the left hand but Askren avoids the punch easily.
Gogh fails to land the takedown.
And Askren tries to counter it with a takedown but Gogh pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Gogh dives in and grabs Askren's left leg, looking for a takedown. Askren pushes down on Gogh's head and hops out.
Gogh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Askren sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Askren with the counter takedown but Gogh avoids it easily.
Askren keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vicente Gogh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Askren enables Gogh to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Askren manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Askren keeping moving, preventing Gogh from controlling successfully.
Askren controlling Gogh's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gogh trying to control but Askren is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gogh chips away with some ground and pound.
Gogh is in close to Askren's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Askren utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gogh passes Askren's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Askren is looking for a sweep. Gogh is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gogh wants to pass to mount but Askren is defending the position.
Askren avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gogh.
Askren is trying to maintain the position but Gogh is very close to passing his half guard.
Gogh missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gogh landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Askren on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Askren is looking for a sweep. Gogh is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gogh controlling the action here.
Gogh working Askren over with strikes.
Gogh missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Askren is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gogh scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gogh thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Askren's head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Askren can do anything to dispel that myth.
Askren is trying to get back to full guard.
Gogh prevents Askren from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askren is not content to let Gogh control the position.
Gogh missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gogh is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gogh missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Askren really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gogh. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Askren is looking for a sweep. Gogh is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gogh trying to control the pace.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gogh lands strikes from half guard.
Askren is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gogh is looking to take a break and control but Askren is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gogh is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gogh missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gogh has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gogh missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gogh is looking to take a break and control but Askren is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gogh winds up and cracks Askren with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gogh not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ground and pound from Gogh.
Gogh lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vicente Gogh dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
No luck for Gogh with that takedown attempt.
Askren drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gogh defends it well.
Askren misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gogh tries to score a power double leg takedown but Askren sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gogh somewhat.
Askren rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gogh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gogh moves out of range of the strikes.
Askren looks to score with a jab to the body but Gogh is just out of range.
Askren misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gogh is defended easily by Askren.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vicente Gogh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gogh tries to score a power double leg takedown but Askren sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gogh somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren throws a nice looking combination but Gogh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gogh dives in for a single leg takedown but Askren sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gogh will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gogh shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Askren but Askren pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Askren stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Askren wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Askren. No joy for Gogh on that attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Askren drives through with a takedown into guard.
Askren with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gogh preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Askren working some strikes from top position.
Gogh tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Askren postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Askren scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gogh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gogh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Askren postures up in Gogh's guard and throws a big left but Gogh blocks it.
Askren working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Askren looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Askren trying to control the position from guard on top but Gogh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gogh trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askren throws an elbow that misses. Gogh uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Askren's guard. Nice move by Gogh!
Gogh lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Askren looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gogh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Askren looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gogh throwing strikes from guard but Askren blocks nicely.
Gogh trying to control but Askren is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gogh shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gogh shoots for a double leg takedown but Askren sprawls well. He's pushed Gogh's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Askren shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Askren showed some decent athleticism there.
Gogh wants to get back to full guard.
Askren wants to take a breather but Gogh is having none of it.
Gogh has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Askren is working away from the top position though.
Askren is taking a breather. Gogh 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Askren wants to take a breather but Gogh is having none of it.
Gogh blocking the ground and pound attempt from Askren.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Askren showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Askren swings for the body but Gogh moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Askren as Gogh shoots in.
Gogh throws a solid leg kick but Askren takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gogh.
Askren scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gogh manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Askren has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gogh has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Askren trying to control but Gogh is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gogh trying to keep a closed guard but Askren is proving a slippery customer.
Askren postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gogh keeping moving, preventing Askren from controlling successfully.
Askren trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Askren wants to control from the top but Gogh keeps moving.
Gogh is trying to control the position but Askren postures up.
Askren postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Askren throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gogh.
Gogh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Askren drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gogh defends it well.
Gogh darts in looking for a takedown but Askren gets double underhooks and turns Gogh into the cage.
Jean Askren is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gogh.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vicente Gogh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gogh fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Askren avoids it really well and circles away.
Askren throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gogh.
Gogh dives in for a single leg takedown but Askren sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Askren is looking to chop away at Gogh's legs.
Askren moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gogh takes one to the side of the head.
Jean Askren seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gogh throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Askren's waist but Askren gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gogh off to one side.
Askren throws a counter combo.
Askren scores with a decent looking hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gogh changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Askren tries to avoid it but Gogh manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Askren to the ground. Askren escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Vicente Gogh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askren scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Still in half guard, Askren seems content to control.
Gogh is staying active underneath Askren, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Askren is controlling the pace.
Askren working over Gogh with some ground and pound. Gogh looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Askren not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gogh tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Askren trying to pass the guard but Gogh defending well.
Askren is trying to control the action in half guard but Gogh is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Askren closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gogh to the mat! Gogh manages to get full guard.
Gogh is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Askren comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Askren has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Jean Askren!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Jean Askren!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Jean Askren!
Jean Askren wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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