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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Askren (ranked 364 p4p, 53 weight class) and Elvis Presley (ranked 1371 p4p, 179 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Askren!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Elvis Presley!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Presley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Presley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Askren swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Askren connects with the punch.
Askren looks to score with a jab to the body but Presley is just out of range.
Askren fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Presley thows a leg kick but Askren checks it
and Askren counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Presley looking to control.
Presley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Presley has his hands on Askren's head, controlling the position.
Askren passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Presley managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Askren.
Askren working the head with strikes.
Askren lands some shots froms side control.
The strikes coming from Askren are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Presley tries to bench press Askren off him but Askren keeps the position.
Askren tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Askren has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Askren trying to control the action but Presley is working from the bottom.
Askren tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Askren working the head and body with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Presley's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Askren misses with the ground and pound.
Askren tries to move into full mount but can't pass Presley's legs.
Askren 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.
Presley taking punishment in the form of punches.
Presley sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Askren is taking a breather. Presley 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.
Askren seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askren throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Askren is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Presley sees it coming and defends easily.
Presley won't allow Askren to pass to mount.
Askren thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Presley's head.
Presley has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Askren is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Askren sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Presley defending well though.
Askren throwing shots but Presley is blocking nicely.
Askren missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Presley wants to control but Askren is keeping busy.
Presley is staying active underneath Askren, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Presley avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Askren.
Askren tries to pass to full mount but Presley defends it.
Askren prevents Presley from improving his position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Presley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Askren stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Askren takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Askren dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Askren lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Askren jabs Presley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Askren instigates a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Askren.
Askren working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Presley trying to land knees to the body.
Askren lands a body shot.
Presley prevents a takedown attempt there.
Presley trying to stall but Askren improves his position.
Askren is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Presley gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Presley prevents a body shot from Askren.
Askren lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Askren lands an uppercut.
Askren pushes Presley back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Presley tries to circle away but Askren has him pinned against the ropes.
Askren goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Askren cracks Presley with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Presley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Askren.
Askren blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Askren goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Presley.
Askren lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Presley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Presley landing knees to the head.
Presley is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Askren fails to land.
A short right from Askren on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Askren takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Askren blocks a body shot from Presley.
Presley tries to work over Askren's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matt Askren has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Askren taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Askren struggles to land a body shot inside as Presley controls his hands.
Askren is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Presley can do to turn this around?
The referee is keeping an eye on Askren - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A right hand to the body from Presley.
Askren lands with a short punch from the clinch.
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!
Presley working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Presley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Askren is trying to drag Presley to the mat but Presley just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Askren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Presley is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Presley prevents a body shot from Askren.
Askren misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Presley tries to work over Askren's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Askren blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Askren swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Askren being controlled against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Presley lands a body shot in the clinch.
Presley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Askren can't get the takedown.
Presley trying to land knees to the body.
Askren doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Askren lands a shoulder strike.
Askren lands a shot to the body.
Presley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Presley misses with a knee strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Askren.
Askren is pushing Presley up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Askren lands a shoulder strike.
Askren tightens his grip and picks Presley up, before dumping him to the ground. Presley manages to land in guard.
Presley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Askren's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Askren trying to control the position from guard on top but Presley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Askren throwing strikes from guard but Presley blocks nicely.
Askren stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Presley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Askren stays in close to Presley's body and controls the position.
Askren connects with a couple of short punches.
Askren is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Presley is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Askren dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Askren scores with a punch to the head.
Askren lands a nice looking body shot.
Presley misses with a leg kick
and Askren decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Presley's guard.
Presley can't keep his opponent in guard - Askren advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Askren working over Presley with some ground and pound. Presley looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Presley tries to kick Askren off but Askren keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Presley is staying active underneath Askren, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Askren throwing shots but Presley is blocking nicely.
Askren tries to pass the half guard into mount. Presley knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren is trying to control the action in half guard but Presley is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Matt Askren overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Askren wants to pass to mount but Presley is defending the position.
Askren prevents Presley from improving his position.
Askren thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Askren throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Presley taking some punishment here, with Askren in his half guard.
Askren seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Elvis Presley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matt Askren is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Askren seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Presley does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Presley is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Askren lands with a punch from half guard.
Presley is not content to let Askren control the position.
Askren performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Askren prevents Presley from improving his position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Presley with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Presley closes the distance looking to clinch
and Askren decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Presley's guard.
Askren seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Askren lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Askren trying to control the position from guard on top but Presley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Presley is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Askren trying to control but Presley is working from the bottom.
Askren sitting in guard here, content to control.
Askren trying to control the position from guard on top but Presley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've been hearing that Askren has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Askren stands up over Presley, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Askren controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Askren trying to control the position from guard on top but Presley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Presley striking off his back but it's not causing Askren any problems.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Askren showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Askren has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Ackerman scores the fight for Matt Askren!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Matt Askren!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Matt Askren!
Matt Askren wins by unanimous decision!
Matt Askren retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Matt Askren made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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FIGHT
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