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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yen Askren (ranked 1697 p4p, 223 weight class) and Hennig Muller (ranked 1723 p4p, 226 weight class). Askren's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hello from the Askren Side. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yen Askren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hennig Muller !
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Muller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Muller .
Muller lands with a hook. Askren tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A slow jab from Muller misses its intended target.
Muller misses with an uppercut.
Muller throws a lazy right hand but Askren sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Muller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Muller tries to counter with a clinch but Askren shakes him off and moves away.
Muller walks into a stiff left hand from Askren.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Askren misses.
Muller looks to throw the jab but Askren is out of range.
Muller lands with a right hand.
We've been hearing reports that Askren has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Yen Askren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Askren jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren misses with a hook. Muller ducked under it nicely.
Askren moves out of range of the strikes.
Muller throws a predictable looking body shot
and Askren counters with a straight right hand.
Muller fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Askren swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Muller .
Askren slips under a jab.
Askren connects with a good right hand that stumbles Muller . Muller circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Hennig Muller has been cut.
Askren blocks a jab.
Askren cracks Muller with a right hand to the side of the head.
Askren lands a right hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Muller .
Askren feinted with a counter takedown.
Muller throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muller misses with the combination.
Askren pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Muller tries to counter by closing the distance.
Askren ducks under a wild hook from Muller .
Askren avoids a punch combination nicely.
Muller clinches up with Askren and pushes him back against the cage.
Muller keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Askren's efforts to push away.
Askren throws a head punch that misses.
Muller prevents a body shot from Askren.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Muller misses with some punches.
Askren stalling in the clinch but Muller improves position.
Askren can't break the clinch.
Askren wants to stall.
Muller blocks a body shot from Askren.
Askren breaks the clinch.
Askren lands a really nice looking cross but Muller seems unphased.
Hennig Muller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Askren throws a jab but it's blocked by Muller .
Askren connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Askren moves away from the strike by Muller .
Muller scores with a punch to the head.
Muller drives through and clinches with Askren against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muller lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Askren backwards.
Askren has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Muller is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Muller misses with the head strike.
Askren breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Askren throws a jab but it's blocked by Muller .
Askren misses with a hook. Muller ducked under it nicely.
Muller wants to counter the offense by Askren and move into the clinch position.
Muller connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muller scores with a jab. Askren acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Muller throws out a loose jab but Askren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Muller jabs at Askren's body.
Askren misses with a wild body shot.
Askren misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hennig Muller will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hennig Muller 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Muller has managed to clinch.
Muller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Askren fails to land.
Askren misses with a hook from the clinch.
Askren wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Askren.
Askren is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Muller tries to work over Askren's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Askren is trying to force a seperation but Muller has the dominant position.
Muller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muller lands a body punch in the clinch.
Askren looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Askren breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Askren shoots in but Muller avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Askren takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Askren looks to land a left hand but Muller moved out of range nicely.
Muller slips under a jab from Askren.
Askren misses with a hook.
Askren throws a shot from downtown. Muller moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Muller .
Askren takes one to the chin there.
Muller jabs at Askren's body.
Muller tries to clinch but Askren moves out of range.
Muller slips a straight right by Askren.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller swinging wildly here.
Askren is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Muller .
Muller works Askren's body with a nice hook.
Muller tries to clinch but Askren moves out of range.
Muller takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Askren swings for the body but Muller moves out of range.
Askren sets himself, and Muller steps forward looking for the clinch! Askren avoids it this time.
Askren throws a hook to the side of Muller 's head but Muller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Muller throws a hook but Askren avoids it easily.
Muller with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Askren goes for a double leg but Muller avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Muller continues to drive forward.
Muller closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Muller looks to land a combination but Askren avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller slips a jab from Askren.
Askren walks into a straight right hand from Muller .
Hennig Muller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Muller lands a nice hook to Askren's body. Askren takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Muller 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Askren moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Muller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Askren.
Askren thows a left - swing and a miss!
Muller is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Askren with a nice cross.
Muller moves in looking to clinch but Askren pushes him off.
Askren misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Askren throws a hook but Muller blocks it.
Muller lands the left hand.
Askren throws a big shot that misses.
Muller fails to land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Askren moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Askren misses the shot to the body.
Muller lands a really nice looking cross but Askren seems unphased.
Askren throws a lazy right hand but Muller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Muller misses with a few strikes there.
Muller with a nice cross.
Muller scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Askren doesn't seem bothered though.
Muller closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hennig Muller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hennig Muller 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Muller takes a swing at Askren's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Askren throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Muller moves into range and clinches up with Askren.
Muller has a couple of punches blocked by Askren.
Muller keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Askren's efforts to push away.
Askren softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Askren tries to throw a body punch but Muller avoids it by throwing Askren back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Askren fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Askren blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Muller lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Askren looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Askren breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Askren misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller staying out of range there.
Askren sets himself, and Muller steps forward looking for the clinch! Askren avoids it this time.
Askren is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Muller fails with an attempt to clinch.
Muller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Askren sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Askren scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice uppercut there from Muller .
Askren lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Muller circles away quickly and effectively.
Muller ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Muller .
Askren takes a swing at Muller 's ribcage but misses.
Muller misses with a double jab.
Muller ducks under a wild hook from Askren.
Askren sets himself, and Muller steps forward looking for the clinch! Askren avoids it this time.
Muller lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Muller misses the target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Muller .
Askren looks to land a left hand but Muller moved out of range nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Askren throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Muller tries to counter with a clinch but Askren shakes him off and moves away.
Askren throws a big shot that misses.
Askren ducks under a wild hook from Muller .
Muller moves out of range as Askren strikes.
Askren tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Muller was well out of range. Poor timing from Askren.
Muller swings widly with a right hand
and Askren counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big right from Askren misses.
Muller drives through and clinches with Askren against the cage.
Askren lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askren blocking some punches.
Askren looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Muller lands a left hand.
Askren wants to get back to striking at distance but Muller won't allow it.
Askren is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Askren tries to circle away but Muller has him pinned against the cage.
Askren throws a punch but it's blocked by Muller .
Askren wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Askren throws an elbow but it misses.
Askren lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Muller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Askren fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Askren throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Muller misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Askren's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Askren blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Askren fails to land.
Hennig Muller is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Askren throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Askren pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Askren looks to land a left hand but Muller moved out of range nicely.
Muller avoids the body shot from Askren.
Askren throws a hook but Muller avoids it easily.
Askren takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Muller scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Askren darts in looking for a takedown but Muller gets double underhooks and turns Askren into the cage.
Yen Askren has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Askren avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Yen Askren.
Well Muller 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hennig Muller !
Yen Askren spoke after the fight, saying 'I blame Bjorn and the Egg.'.
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