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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yen Askren (ranked 5097 p4p, 110 weight class) and Michael MP (ranked 5799 p4p, 221 weight class). Askren comes into the arena with Hello from the Askren Side blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying MP's choice of entrance music: Whitesnake - Is This Love?. Michael MP has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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274 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Yen Askren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael MP!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MP steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Askren.
MP keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
MP changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
MP avoids the body shot from Askren.
MP drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Askren defends it well.
Askren has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Big Price MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Askren scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Askren jabs MP right on the nose. MP blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Michael MP has been cut.
The fighters circling - Askren throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Askren throws a lazy right hand but MP sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And MP tries to counter it with a takedown but Askren pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Askren misses with a looping right.
MP with the counter takedown but Askren avoids it easily.
Askren misses with an uppercut. MP saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MP blocks a jab.
MP is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Askren throws a hook but MP avoids it easily.
Askren loads up on a big right hand but MP slips the punch.
A jab from Askren misses.
MP drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Askren defends it well.
Askren fakes high and swings low for a body shot but MP manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Askren.
Askren lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Askren swinging wildly here.
MP feints the counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Askren darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
MP slips a jab from Askren.
MP with the counter takedown but Askren avoids it easily.
Askren is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by MP.
And MP tries to counter it with a takedown but Askren pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Askren lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but MP circles away quickly and effectively.
Askren connects with a body shot.
No joy there for Askren, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Askren missing with a left hand there. MP was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yen Askren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Askren scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askren throws a jab when MP was well out of range.
MP changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Askren scores with a decent looking hook.
Askren waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract MP.
MP is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Askren looks to land a left hand but MP moved out of range nicely.
Askren throws a hook but MP avoids it easily.
MP drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Askren defends it well.
MP defending well as Askren loads up on a big left hand.
Askren swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by MP.
Askren loads up on a big right hand but MP slips the punch.
MP tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MP avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
MP changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Askren waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract MP.
MP feints the counter takedown.
Yen Askren is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
MP slips under a jab.
MP drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Askren defends it well.
Askren misses the jab.
MP is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
MP blocks a jab.
MP is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Askren throws a hook but MP avoids it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Askren swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Askren swinging wildly here.
MP drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Askren defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yen Askren dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael MP's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
MP bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
MP with the counter takedown but Askren avoids it easily.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but MP might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Askren has got the better of the exchanges.
MP slips under a jab.
MP tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Askren. MP does a little dance to reset his feet.
MP is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
MP slips under a jab.
Askren is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that MP can do to turn this around?
Askren works MP's body with a nice hook.
Askren scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MP slips a jab from Askren.
Askren throws a jab but it's blocked by MP.
Askren throws a shot from downtown. MP moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren loads up on a big right hand but MP slips the punch.
MP displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Askren throws out the jab.
MP feints the counter takedown.
Yen Askren is winning the standup battle so far.
MP ducks under a wild hook from Askren.
MP feints the counter takedown.
Askren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from MP.
And MP tries to counter it with a takedown but Askren pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Askren misses with a looping left.
MP tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Askren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MP moves away.
MP feints the counter takedown.
Askren misses with a hook. MP ducked under it nicely.
And MP tries to counter it with a takedown but Askren pushes his down on his head and steps out.
MP slips a straight right by Askren.
MP tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Askren throws the left hand but MP avoids the punch easily.
MP bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
MP changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Askren scores with the left hand. MP knows he should have avoided that one.
Askren jabbing away but nothing is landing.
MP with the counter takedown but Askren avoids it easily.
Askren misses with a lunging right hand
and MP counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
MP throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Askren works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
MP wants to control from the top but Askren keeps moving.
Askren looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Askren is working hard here to advance position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Askren holds on and takes a little breather.
Askren keeping moving, preventing MP from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MP trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
MP trying to control the position from guard on top but Askren is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Askren trying to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
MP trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Askren is trying to control the position but MP postures up.
MP is looking to work some ground and pound but Askren has wrist control.
MP controlling from the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
MP uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Askren.
MP changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Askren misses with a straight right.
MP's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Askren connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! MP scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Askren misses with a few strikes there.
Askren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from MP.
MP tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A swing and a miss from Askren.
MP blocks a jab.
MP changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
MP ducks under a wild hook from Askren.
MP is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Askren throws a series of punches but MP avoids them all with ease.
MP feints the counter takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Askren throws an overhand right that lands on MP's shoulder, as MP tries to avoid the shot.
Askren swings and misses with a hook to the body.
MP feints the counter takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yen Askren dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael MP's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Askren throws a body punch but MP moves out of range.
Askren misses with a looping right.
MP changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Askren!
MP bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
MP drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Askren defends it well.
Askren swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
MP feints the counter takedown.
Askren is really struggling to find his range with his punches. MP's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
MP uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Askren.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MP uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Askren.
Askren misses with a body punch
and MP counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Askren!
MP lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MP works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
MP has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Askren tries to get back to half guard but can't.
MP goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Askren rolls with the submission and now he's on top in MP's guard! Nice work there by Askren!
MP kicks Askren off and gets to his feet.
A punch lands to the side of MP 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Askren waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract MP.
MP drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Askren defends it well.
Askren lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A jab from Askren misses.
Askren throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And MP tries to counter it with a takedown but Askren pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Askren misses with a wild combination.
MP drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Askren defends it well.
MP uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Askren.
MP feints the counter takedown.
Askren throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
MP slips a jab from Askren.
MP takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Askren is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Askren throws a jab when MP was well out of range.
And MP tries to counter it with a takedown but Askren pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Askren misses with a lunging right hand
and MP counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MP working the head and body with strikes.
MP is looking to advance position but Askren won't allow it.
Askren might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
MP trying to advance position but Askren counters by regaining guard.
MP throws a big right hand that misses.
Askren has momentary wrist control but MP slips an elbow through the middle.
Askren looking for a sweep. Not yet Askren, not yet.
MP drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Askren dives on top into guard.
Askren wants to control from the top but MP keeps moving.
Our spies down at at FIERCE - {{$750}} - 15 Elite Coaches inform us that MP has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Askren accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Michael MP has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Askren stopping the sweep attempt from MP.
Askren has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Askren postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
MP will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Michael MP has got the better of the ground game so far.
Askren stops MP from standing up.
Askren is stalling in the full guard.
Askren stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. MP swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yen Askren is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Askren prevents MP from getting back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yen Askren showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Askren, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yen Askren!
Yen Askren gave a mention to Freebok (85% Laundry) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
Michael MP spoke after the fight, saying 'That was unexpected. Give me another 5 minutes and that dude is getting wrecked.'.
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