Round 1 – Hermansson moving well on the outside. Askham gives chase but catches a few uppercuts and hooks before moving away. Askham resets in the center. He fires in a big left from southpaw that misses. A second lands. Askham continues to hold the center. Hermansson busier on the feet but needs to let his hands go. Hermansson does kick the legs a bit. Askham scores a left hand counter. Hermansson shoots inside, and Askham defends against the fence. Hermansson with an uppercut inside, and he backs away. Askham shoots and misses a punch when he comes ups short. Less than two minutes remain. Left hand uppercut scores for Askham. Hermansson continues to chop the legs. He kicks hard to the body. Askham answers over the top and then digs hard to the legs. Superman punch misses for Askham. He drives forward and to the fence. Hermansson defends and they break before the bell. Close round, but MMAjunkie leans toward Askham, 10-9.
Round 2 – Askham with a little more bounce in his step to start, but Hermansson kicks first to the leg and then the body. Askham picks up his rate bit. Punches traded on the feet. Askham with a kick to the body. Hermansson still looks lively, though Askham landing the harder blows. Stiff right from Hermansson. He’s got the center, though Askham lands a nice left. Askham drops for a takedown, but it’s not there. Hermansson lands a few clean blows. Askham weaving on the outside and grabs the Thai clinch to slow things down. Hermansson pulls away and lands a right. Askham with a left. Nice back and forth. Uppercut for Hermansson. He drives a few more crisp punches up the middle. Hermansson gaining some steam. Askham clinching. Hermansson works to the body. Forearm up top. Askham pulls away to reset in the final minute. Askham with a stiff left, but Hermansson answers. Askham seems to be tiring. Hermansson looks for a takedown, but it’s Askham who falls to the better spot. He grabs the right leg in the final seconds but can’t get the submission. MMAjunkie gives it to Hermansson, 10-9.
Round 3 – Hermansson again gets to the center. He moves forward but takes a knee to the body. Hermansson answers with a few nice punches to the gut. They clinch, and again the takedown sees Askham nearly get the better spot. Instead, Hermansson powers through and sweeps to the top. Askham again wants the leg. Hermansson postures and punches before driving forward and taking top position. Askham pushes him back and attacks the leg, but Hermansson spins with it and moves to the feet. Once there, it’s Hermansson who lands inside. Big punches coming in tight quarters, and Askham is hurt. Askham gets the clinch and slows things down from the outside. Hermansson pulls away, and Askham looks tired. Two minutes left. Right hands from Hermansson. He wraps the body, but Askham pulls free. Askham is exhausted. He covers against the fence. He circles off, and Hermansson now defends agains the cage. Hermansson reverses it knee inside. Hermansson shoots, and Askham tries to grab his neck. Not there. Hermansson snaps down to his knees and then pops up on the feet. Askham with the clinch. They grind away. Finale seconds, and Hermansson with a few crips shots. MMAjunkie leans toward Hermansson, 10-9, awarding him the fight, 29-28.
Result: Jack Hermansson def. Scott Askham via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)