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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Winston Ashley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Licud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ashley might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Epic by Farhan Khan. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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177 cm
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168 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Winston Ashley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alex Licud!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Licud throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ashley missing with a left hand there. Licud was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ashley slips under a jab from Licud.
Alex Licud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Licud looks to score with a jab to the body but Ashley is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Ashley misses the target.
Licud fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ashley to the ground. Licud is now in Ashley's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Licud wants to control from the top but Ashley keeps moving.
Licud stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ashley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Licud in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Licud trying to control but Ashley is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Licud with a flurry of punches that miss.
Licud missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Licud with a flurry of punches that miss.
Licud lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ashley working a defensive guard here.
Licud controlling from the top position.
Licud looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Licud has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ashley is proving hard to escape from.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Licud accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Licud wants to control from the top but Ashley keeps moving.
Ashley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Licud staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashley slips a straight right by Licud.
Ashley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Licud.
Ashley misses with an uppercut. Licud saw that one coming.
Winston Ashley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ashley throws a jab but it's blocked by Licud.
Licud throws a body punch but Ashley moves out of range.
Licud ducks under a wild hook from Ashley.
Ashley lands with an overhand left.
Ashley swings widly with a right hand
and Licud counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Licud blocks a jab.
Ashley throws the left hand but Licud avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Licud moves out of range of the strikes.
Licud misses with a series of wild punches.
Ashley lands with an overhand left.
Licud is looking to slow Ashley down with leg kicks.
Licud is looking to chop away at Ashley's legs.
Ashley is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Licud shoots in but no luck this time.
Licud shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ashley defends it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Licud moves away from the strike by Ashley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Licud dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A telegraphed right hand from Ashley misses the target.
Licud pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Licud fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ashley manages to avoid it.
Licud looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ashley is fending him off so far but Licud persists. Nope, Ashley circles away and we're back to standing.
Licud shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ashley sprawls well. Ashley wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Licud gets slowly back to his feet.
Licud shoots in and drives through. Ashley sprawls well.
Winston Ashley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Licud.
Licud misses with a kick to the body.
Licud throws a looping overhand right but Ashley ducks down to avoid it.
Ashley throws a leg kick but Licud checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Licud.
Ashley blocks a head kick by Licud.
Licud is looking to score with low kicks.
Licud fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ashley sprawls well initially but Licud persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Licud not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ashley is trying to get back to full guard.
Licud not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Licud wants to take a breather but Ashley is having none of it.
Ashley trying to control but Licud postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Licud trying to control the action but Ashley is working from the bottom.
Licud sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ashley defending well though.
Ashley wants to control but Licud is keeping busy.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Licud thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Licud throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Licud lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashley tries to get to full guard but Licud has control of the leg.
Still in half guard, Licud seems content to control.
Licud missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ashley is looking to control Licud's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ashley avoid being mounted?
Ashley blocking the ground and pound attempt from Licud.
Licud scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Licud missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Alex Licud has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Licud throwing shots but Ashley is blocking nicely.
Licud not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ashley is staying active underneath Licud, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nice strikes from Licud there.
Licud is trying to control the action in half guard but Ashley is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Licud missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Licud is looking to advance position but Ashley won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Licud showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Licud tries a head kick but it misses.
Ashley lands with a straight right. Licud didn't see that one coming.
Licud keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ashley.
No luck for Licud with that takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Licud.
Licud misses with a wild combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Licud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Licud moves out of range of the strikes.
Licud ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Licud tries for a takedown but Ashley sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Winston Ashley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Licud.
Licud throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ashley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ashley tried to score with a low kick but Licud checks it.
Licud shoots for a double leg takedown but Ashley sprawls well. He's pushed Licud's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Licud gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Licud dives in and grabs Ashley's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ashley pushes down on Licud's head and hops out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Licud ducks under a wild hook from Ashley.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Licud lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ashley has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ashley and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Licud shoots for a double leg takedown but Ashley sprawls well. He's pushed Licud's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Licud shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Licud takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ashley can't escape the position.
Ashley blocking the ground and pound.
Licud tries to control but Ashley wriggling away.
Licud looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashley wants to hold on but Licud pushes him away.
Licud looking to finish Ashley with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ashley!
Licud looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Licud raining down hammerfists from mount.
Ashley is rocked!
Ashley is bucking up trying to escape but Licud cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Winston Ashley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oh Ashley is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ashley takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Licud's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Licud!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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