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LFC 21 - Askren vs Gyu PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Rodgers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryuku Kuro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryuku Kuro has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Aaron Rodgers's chin.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aaron Rodgers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ryuku Kuro!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Rodgers as Kuro shoots in.
Rodgers shoots in but Kuro avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kuro displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rodgers.
Rodgers stuffs the takedown attempt from Kuro. Kuro gets slowly back to his feet.
Kuro closes the distance and clinches up with Rodgers, looking for a takedown. Kuro pushes Rodgers against the cage but Rodgers circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Aaron Rodgers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryuku Kuro.
Kuro tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rodgers sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kuro somewhat.
Kuro looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kuro leaves Rodgers with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kuro shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kuro fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kuro looks winded!
Rodgers leaves Kuro with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kuro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kuro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rodgers rushes Kuro and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rodgers is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kuro misses with the head strike.
Kuro letting Rodgers take a breather here.
Rodgers is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kuro pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kuro throws a punch but it's blocked by Rodgers.
Kuro swings wildly with an uppercut but Rodgers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodgers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rodgers is working for takedown but Kuro is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kuro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rodgers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kuro fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kuro.
Rodgers dives in for a single leg takedown but Kuro sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rodgers drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rodgers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kuro misses with a takedown attempt
and Rodgers counters with a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodgers moves into range and clinches up with Kuro.
Rodgers jumps guard.
Rodgers controls Kuro momentarily but Kuro frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers wants to stand up but Kuro is controlling him.
Rodgers thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
We're going to have a standup here because Aaron Rodgers wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kuro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rodgers darts in looking for a takedown but Kuro gets double underhooks and turns Rodgers into the cage.
Kuro pushes off an throws an elbow but Rodgers leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kuro misses with a punch on the inside.
Rodgers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kuro smiles and moves away.
Rodgers looks to land a combination. Kuro sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rodgers fails with a takedown attempt.
Ryuku Kuro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuro dives in for a single leg takedown but Rodgers sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rodgers has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kuro is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rodgers leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rodgers has Kuro pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kuro manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodgers pulls guard effortlessly.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuro preventing the sweep.
Rodgers is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kuro is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Rodgers dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice sprawl there from Kuro as Rodgers shoots in.
Kuro shoots in and drives through. Rodgers sprawls well.
Kuro dives in and grabs Rodgers's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rodgers pushes down on Kuro's head and hops out.
Rodgers tries to work over Kuro's front leg with a kick but Kuro checks it.
Kuro dives in for a single leg takedown but Rodgers sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Aaron Rodgers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryuku Kuro.
Kuro throws a punch but it's blocked by Rodgers.
Kuro misses with some punches.
Kuro swings wildly with an uppercut but Rodgers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuro working aggressively here.
Rodgers tries to score a body lock takedown but Kuro shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rodgers blocking some punches.
Rodgers blocks the elbow strike.
Kuro blocking some punches.
Rodgers fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kuro is breathing heavily.
Rodgers breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers shoots for a double leg takedown but Kuro sprawls well. He's pushed Rodgers's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rodgers tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Kuro to counter with a crisp jab.
Rodgers gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rodgers is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rodgers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rodgers darts in looking for a takedown but Kuro gets double underhooks and turns Rodgers into the cage.
Rodgers manages to pull guard.
Rodgers has his foot on Kuro's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kuro works his way back into a safe position though.
Rodgers wants to control the position but Kuro says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Rodgers on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rodgers tries to get out of the position.
Kuro seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuro tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodgers is trying to stand up here but Kuro is controlling him well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rodgers has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kuro is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Aaron Rodgers.
Rodgers closes the distance and pushes Kuro back into the cage.
Rodgers is trying to pull guard but Kuro has him pressed against the cage.
Rodgers is trying to drag Kuro to the mat but Kuro just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rodgers jumps guard but Kuro turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Rodgers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rodgers is trying to pull guard but Kuro has him pressed against the cage.
Rodgers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rodgers is defended easily by Kuro.
Kuro shoots in and drives through. Rodgers sprawls well.
Kuro avoids the body shot from Rodgers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuro shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rodgers sprawls well. Rodgers wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kuro gets slowly back to his feet.
Kuro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rodgers shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kuro defends it nicely.
Kuro looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rodgers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rodgers fails to land the takedown.
Kuro fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodgers fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kuro avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Rodgers dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Kuro shoots in for a double leg but Rodgers sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kuro shoots in for a takedown but Rodgers shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rodgers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kuro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Aaron Rodgers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryuku Kuro.
Rodgers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kuro shoots in but Rodgers avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rodgers has managed to clinch.
Kuro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kuro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rodgers breaks the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Rodgers or perhaps it was just good defense by Kuro which made him look bad.
Rodgers leaves Kuro with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers shoots in but Kuro avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rodgers shoots for a takedown but Kuro saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rodgers looks to land a body kick but Kuro moved away.
Kuro fails with a takedown attempt.
Rodgers misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rodgers shoots in but no luck this time.
Kuro changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rodgers tries to avoid it but Kuro manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rodgers to the ground. Rodgers escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rodgers tries for a takedown but Kuro sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rodgers shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kuro shoots in for a takedown but Rodgers shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Aaron Rodgers is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers stuffs the takedown attempt from Kuro. Kuro gets slowly back to his feet.
Rodgers looks to land a combination but Kuro avoids it well.
Kuro leaves Rodgers with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Rodgers enables Kuro to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Rodgers manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuro stays in close to Rodgers's body and controls the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ryuku Kuro was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kuro dives in and grabs Rodgers's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rodgers pushes down on Kuro's head and hops out.
Rodgers moves into the clinch successfully.
Rodgers is trying to drag Kuro to the mat but Kuro just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kuro gets underhooks to prevent Rodgers's takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kuro throws an elbow but misses.
Aaron Rodgers has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Kuro fails to land.
Rodgers jumps guard.
Rodgers trying to control the position.
Rodgers is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kuro controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ryuku Kuro wasn't active enough on the ground.
Kuro shoots for a takedown but Rodgers saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rodgers shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rodgers closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kuro circles away.
Nice body punch from Rodgers.
Rodgers will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rodgers fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rodgers stuffs the takedown attempt from Kuro. Kuro gets slowly back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuro stuffs the takedown attempt from Rodgers. Rodgers gets slowly back to his feet.
Ryuku Kuro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aaron Rodgers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rodgers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
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 Aaron Rodgers.
Well Rodgers 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Rodgers!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Blagojevic Batakovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Briggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Blagojevic Batakovic has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Blagojevic Batakovic seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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148 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Blagojevic Batakovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, James Briggs!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Briggs keeps the fight on the outside.
A big left from Briggs misses.
Batakovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Batakovic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Briggs tries for a takedown but Batakovic manages to get underhooks.
Batakovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Batakovic misses with some punches.
Batakovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Briggs.
Batakovic decides to pull guard.
Batakovic wants to sweep but no luck.
Batakovic has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Briggs can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Briggs sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Batakovic's guard.
Batakovic wants to improve his position but Briggs is controlling well.
Briggs tries to pass the half guard into mount. Batakovic knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Briggs is thwarting Batakovic's attempts to control the position.
Batakovic looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batakovic wants to control but Briggs is keeping busy.
Nice strikes from Briggs there.
Batakovic is looking to improve his position.
Briggs seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Batakovic does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Batakovic slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Briggs connects with a couple of short punches.
Briggs must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Briggs got a little sloppy there for a moment and Batakovic has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Briggs has managed to get both his arms back between Batakovic's legs - danger averted.
Batakovic can't keep his opponent in guard - Briggs advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Briggs working the head and body with strikes.
Batakovic is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Briggs scores with a couple of nice shots.
Batakovic is trying to control but can't.
Batakovic taking some punishment here, with Briggs in his half guard.
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!
Batakovic is looking for a sweep. Briggs is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Briggs winds up and cracks Batakovic with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Batakovic tries to get to full guard but Briggs has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Briggs has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Batakovic in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Briggs fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Batakovic is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Elite Training Facility that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Briggs landing punches.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Briggs working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Batakovic in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Briggs trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Briggs scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Batakovic?
Briggs controlling his opponent.
Batakovic is bucking up trying to escape but Briggs cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briggs working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Batakovic is rocked!
Briggs lands a couple of good shots and Batakovic has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Oh Batakovic is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Batakovic is covering up but some of the strikes from Briggs are getting through and doing damage.
Briggs lands with a hammerfist to the side of Batakovic's head.
Batakovic tries to escape the position.
A helpless look comes across Batakovic 's face. He knows he's trapped as Briggs lands a series of unanswered strikes. The ref steps in to stop the fight and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Briggs!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matsui Takamatsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noob Tube (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takamatsu's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Not Afraid. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Matsui Takamatsu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Noob Tube!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takamatsu shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Takamatsu seems to be looking for submissions.
Takamatsu controlling the action here.
Takamatsu wants to free his trapped foot but Tube is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tube wants to get back to full guard.
Tube moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Tube looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Takamatsu trying to control but Tube is working from the bottom.
Tube wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takamatsu controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tube bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Takamatsu's guard.
Takamatsu has his feet on Tube's thighs here. He's pushed Tube off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Tube screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Matsui Takamatsu!
Post fight, Matsui Takamatsu stared into the camera and said 'Thank you everyone, Please give it up for * Noob Tube* . "I dont know what to say so " Again, I thank you" L.F.C. thank you for giving me this chance.'.
In defeat, Noob Tube stepped up to the mic, saying 'sorry to fans'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Jo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Numero Deux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Numero Deux will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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197 lbs
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279 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, James Jo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Numero Deux!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jo looks to land a combination but Deux avoids it well.
Deux lands a slapping body shot.
Jo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jo clinches up against the cage.
Deux tries to circle away but Jo has him pinned against the cage.
Jo breaks from the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Jo. Those never looked like landing.
Jo throws a combination that misses
and Deux counters with a crisp right hand that drops Jo! Deux lets Jo back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Jo is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jo slips a jab from Deux.
Oh Jo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Deux walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jo fails to land with a series of punches.
Jo throws a series of strikes that have Deux backpedaling.
Deux ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jo seems to have got his legs back now.
Deux lands with a nice body punch.
Jo is breathing heavily.
Deux lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Jo falls backwards - clearly groggy! Deux dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Numero Deux!
After winning the bout, Numero Deux thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dolphin Neck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinnie Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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169 lbs
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dolphin Neck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vinnie Smith!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neck darts in and clinches Smith up against the cage.
Neck managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Neck working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Neck blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Neck blocks an elbow strike from Smith.
A right handed body shot lands from Neck.
Neck has Smith pushed against the cage.
Neck misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
Neck working hard to break the clinch.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Neck's ribcage.
Neck tries to pull guard but Smith won't allow it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Neck can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is pressed up against the cage. Neck has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Smith down to the mat. Smith avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Neck wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've been told by Neck's head coaches at Elite Training Facility that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Neck is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Jab, jab by Neck - just one landing.
Neck tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Neck misses with a hook.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Neck throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neck tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith thows a body kick. Neck tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Neck throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Neck takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Neck misses with a shot to the body
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Neck tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neck lands a head shot.
Neck works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Neck throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Neck.
Smith misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Neck counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Neck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith moves out of range as Neck strikes.
Neck is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Smith dives in for a single leg takedown but Neck sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Neck tries to score a body lock takedown but Smith shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dolphin Neck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Neck in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Neck is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.
Neck wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neck wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
Smith taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dolphin Neck dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Neck moves out of range easily.
Neck looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Neck is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Neck blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neck throws a leg kick that is checked
and Smith counters with a thumping low kick.
Neck goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith feints and then cracks Neck's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Neck down.
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Neck is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Smith takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Neck lands a body shot.
Dolphin Neck is winning the standup battle so far.
Good standup being displayed there by Neck as he connects with a hook.
Dolphin Neck is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A lazy left from Neck finds it's target.
Neck rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Neck.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Neck throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Neck swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Neck throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith moves away from the strike by Neck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Neck misses its intended target.
Smith walks into a left hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smith.
Neck scores with a sloppy right hand. Smith should have avoided that one.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith swings widly with a right hand
and Neck counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neck is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith avoids the body shot from Neck.
Neck takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Neck swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Neck tries to clinch up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A solid body kick from Smith.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dolphin Neck dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Smith dodges the punch combination from Neck.
Smith slips a straight right by Neck.
Smith throws a head kick that half lands.
Neck throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Neck throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Neck has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neck tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Smith just stands there and leans against the cage.
Neck can't break the clinch.
Smith is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Smith taking a breather.
Neck tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.
Smith prevents Neck from breaking the clinch.
Neck breaks from the clinch.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Neck manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neck misses the shot to the body.
Smith is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Neck.
Neck swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Neck takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith lands a nice looking body shot.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Neck paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A shot to the liver by Neck. Beautiful body shot.
Smith walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neck takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Smith lands a body shot.
Neck misses with a wild body shot.
Neck fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Neck will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Neck misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith cracks the inside of Neck's front leg.
Smith lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Neck misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vinnie Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith fakes the leg kick and cracks Neck in the body.
Smith is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Neck rather than just go for the knockout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith throws a push kick but Neck slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith swings for the body but Neck moves out of range.
Dolphin Neck is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Neck misses with a two punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vinnie Smith.
Well Neck 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dolphin Neck!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Miron Karoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustav Axelsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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176 lbs
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170 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Miron Karoa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gustav Axelsson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karoa gets a takedown into half guard.
Karoa scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Karoa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Karoa is trying to work for a kimura but Axelsson is defending well.
Karoa 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.
Karoa seems to be working for a kimura but Axelsson defends the submission attempt.
Karoa is trying to work for a kimura but Axelsson is defending well.
Karoa seems to be working for a kimura but Axelsson defends the submission attempt.
Karoa is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Axelsson sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karoa is looking to advance position but Axelsson won't allow it.
Axelsson tries to get to full guard but Karoa has control of the leg.
Axelsson gets back to full guard.
Karoa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Axelsson's head.
Karoa passes into half guard.
Axelsson has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Island Premium CT. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
The fighters are battling for position here. Axelsson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Karoa throwing strikes but missing.
Karoa stands and throws Axelsson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karoa has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Axelsson is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Karoa yanks on the arm and Axelsson is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Karoa.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Miron Karoa!
Miron Karoa seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timo Kahuna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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193 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Dwayne Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Timo Kahuna!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hopkins!
It looks like Timo Kahuna has been cut.
Kahuna looks to land a left hand but Hopkins moved out of range nicely.
Hopkins throws a series of strikes that have Kahuna backpedaling.
Hopkins throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kahuna counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Kahuna throws a jab but it's blocked by Hopkins.
Kahuna misses with a hook.
Hopkins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kahuna.
A lazy left from Kahuna finds it's target.
Hopkins wants to clinch up but Kahuna keeps it at a distance.
Hopkins throws a series of punches but Kahuna avoids them all with ease.
Hopkins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hopkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kahuna slips a jab and a cross from Hopkins.
Nice straight punches there by Kahuna. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kahuna.
Hopkins throws a nice looking combination but Kahuna bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hopkins misses with the combination.
Hopkins tries to bum rush Kahuna with a series of wild strikes but Kahuna uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hopkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice shot by Kahuna.
Kahuna lands a nice shot that snaps Hopkins's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahuna throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kahuna swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hopkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dwayne Hopkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopkins connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hopkins has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Basics -LOD- in the buildup to the fight.
Hopkins lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A punch combination from Hopkins misses.
Kahuna might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kahuna avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hopkins looks to land a combination but Kahuna avoids it well.
Kahuna connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kahuna showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hopkins.
Kahuna lands a left and a right that send Hopkins crashing to the mat, dazed. Kahuna thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Dwayne Hopkins has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kahuna gets in close and tags Hopkins with a short punch that almost sends Hopkins to the mat! Oh Hopkins is in big trouble! He turns his back on Kahuna, trying to create some distance but Kahuna rushes him, striking wildly and Hopkins goes down! The referee tackles Kahuna into the cage to end the fight! Kahuna is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timo Kahuna!
Timo Kahuna decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuba Boulwiha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Force (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yuba Boulwiha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ray Force!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boulwiha dives in and grabs Force's left leg, looking for a takedown. Force pushes down on Boulwiha's head and hops out.
Boulwiha fails with the takedown
and Force counters with a left and a right that stings Boulwiha.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Force sends Boulwiha crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Force is motioning to the referee to let Boulwiha up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Force fakes the body blow, causing Boulwiha to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Boulwiha goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ray Force!
A very excited looking Ray Force 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.
The defeated Yuba Boulwiha had this to say: 'I smell TRT here...'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between BJ Penncil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Hamilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, BJ Penncil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Matt Hamilton!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamilton misses with a head kick.
Hamilton shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Penncil napping and manages to drive through into side control!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Penncil is looking to reverse the position.
Penncil struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penncil is trying to get back to half guard.
Hamilton scores with punches from side control.
Penncil is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Penncil is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hamilton off and has taken his back!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hamilton tries to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Penncil's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Hamilton is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Penncil off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Penncil has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Hamilton! Can he survive? No! He's out! Penncil gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). BJ Penncil!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Askren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lim Hyun Gyu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ben Askren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lim Hyun Gyu!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Askren moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Askren looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gyu has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Askren can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Askren working some strikes from top position.
Askren is in close to Gyu's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Askren controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gyu working for submissions but it's allowed Askren to get to half guard.
Askren looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gyu with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gyu looking for submissions off his back.
Askren passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gyu's face.
Gyu is looking to improve his position but Askren isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Askren with the ground and pound from mount.
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.
Gyu can't escape the position.
Gyu regains half guard.
Gyu taking some punishment here, with Askren in his half guard.
Askren is nestled in close to Gyu, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Askren takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gyu actively working from the bottom here.
Gyu on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gyu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gyu felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Askren landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
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 two minutes gone in the round.
Askren tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gyu knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Askren is controlling the pace.
Nice strikes from Askren there.
Askren working over Gyu with some ground and pound. Gyu looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gyu tries to roll over but Askren keeps him under control.
Gyu wants to get back to full guard but Askren has passed into side control.
Askren in side control lands a decent elbow.
Askren looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Askren scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Gyu to see if he's OK.
Askren connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Gyu some visible discomfort.
Gyu takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Askren lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gyu down.
Gyu tries to buck Askren off but Askren is having none of it.
Askren is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Gyu will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askren lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gyu down.
Askren scores with a couple of short elbows.
Askren cracks Gyu with a big elbow.
Gyu tries to bench press Askren off him but Askren keeps the position.
Askren lands a decent elbow from side control.
Gyu sneaks back into half guard.
Askren landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Askren controlling the action here.
Gyu has a hand on Askren's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Askren takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Askren sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gyu is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Askren raining down shots from the mount!
Askren raining down hammerfists from mount.
Askren lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gyu hang on?
Askren raining down hammerfists from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Askren landing strikes from the mount.
Gyu tries to reverse the position but Askren maintains control.
Askren with a couple of short strikes.
Gyu is rocked!
Askren lands a big shot there that rocks Gyu but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gyu is still in real trouble! Can Askren finish him?
Askren tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gyu seems to have recovered his senses.
Askren is landing with some decent strikes but Gyu is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Askren content just to control the position here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gyu is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Askren dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gyu missing with a left hand there. Askren was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Askren drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Askren working the ground and pound.
Askren lands a nice forearm strike.
Gyu is trying to get back to half guard.
Askren lands a nice forearm strike.
Gyu taking punishment in the form of punches.
Askren working the ground and pound.
Gyu on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gyu manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Gyu is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Askren moves into full guard.
Askren manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Askren postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gyu looks a forlorn figure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren looking to control and managing it successfully.
Askren lands a big elbow.
Askren looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Askren lands a big elbow - Gyu is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Gyu is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ben Askren!
An out of breath Ben Askren thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Lim Hyun Gyu was interviewed post fight and said 'i was gonna ripp his heart out...'.
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