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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cu Chulainn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Ashton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chulainn comes to the cage accompanied by The Blood of Cu Chulainn. Ashton comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Zombie Nation kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Cu Chulainn had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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190 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
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189 lbs
10 - 10 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Good low kicks
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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
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cu Chulainn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Ashton!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ashton gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ashton takes a swing at Chulainn's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Ashton.
Ashton gets caught flat footed, as Chulainn shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Chulainn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chulainn keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ashton's head.
Chulainn stopping the sweep attempt from Ashton.
Chulainn throwing strikes from guard but Ashton blocks nicely.
Chulainn is looking to work some ground and pound but Ashton has wrist control.
Ashton keeping moving, preventing Chulainn from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ashton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chulainn pushes down on Ashton's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ashton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chulainn is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Chulainn looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Chulainn wants to pass the guard but Ashton is defending well.
Ashton is trying to maintain the position but Chulainn is very close to passing his half guard.
Chulainn is looking to stall here but Ashton recovers full guard.
Chulainn lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn trying to control but Ashton is working from the bottom.
Chulainn postures up in Ashton's guard and throws a big left but Ashton blocks it.
Ashton trying to control the position.
Chulainn lands a couple of digs.
Chulainn is looking to work some ground and pound but Ashton has wrist control.
Our spies down at at Gorilla Warfare Academy inform us that Ashton has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Chulainn works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Chulainn with the ground and pound but Ashton uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Chulainn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ashton has his hands on Chulainn's head, controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ashton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ashton lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Chulainn keeping moving, preventing Ashton from controlling successfully.
Ashton won't allow Chulainn to sweep him here.
Ashton trying to control but Chulainn is working from the bottom.
Ashton won't allow Chulainn to sweep him here.
Ashton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chulainn striking off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ashton trying to control the position from guard on top but Chulainn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chulainn wants to sweep here but Ashton controlling him for the moment.
Ashton trying to control the position from guard on top but Chulainn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ashton chips away with some ground and pound.
Chulainn looking for a sweep. Not yet Chulainn, not yet.
Ashton postures up and lands a big shot to Chulainn's brow.
Ashton with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ashton postures up and lands a big shot to Chulainn's brow.
Ashton wants to control from the top but Chulainn keeps moving.
Chulainn has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Ashton has passed into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cu Chulainn 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.
Chulainn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chulainn misses with an uppercut
and Ashton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chulainn bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ashton is trying to get back to half guard.
Chulainn taking a break here but Ashton is having none of it and regains half guard.
Chulainn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chulainn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chulainn takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cu Chulainn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ashton wants to control but Chulainn is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Chulainn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ashton is trying to control but Chulainn manages to pass to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chulainn thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Ashton is working to get back to half guard.
Ashton slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ashton has hold of Chulainn's hands but Chulainn slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Chulainn is thwarting Ashton's attempts to control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Chulainn lands a nice short elbow.
Ashton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chulainn.
Ashton keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Ashton works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ashton is trying to control the position but Chulainn postures up.
We've been hearing that Chulainn has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Chulainn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chulainn trying to control but Ashton is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chulainn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chulainn 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.
Ashton lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Chulainn 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn wants to improve his position but instead Ashton has moved into half guard.
Ashton lands with a punch from half guard.
Ashton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chulainn keeps working.
Chulainn is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ashton scores with a couple of nice shots.
Chulainn is trying to control but can't.
Chulainn gets back to full guard.
Ashton trying to control the position from guard on top but Chulainn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ashton is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ashton chips away with some ground and pound.
Ashton trying to control the position from guard on top but Chulainn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chulainn has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Ashton has passed into side control.
Chulainn is not content to let Ashton control the position.
Chulainn is looking for a sweep.
Chulainn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ashton can do to turn this around?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ashton landing a few strikes.
Ashton landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Cu Chulainn will probably get the nod.
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!
Ashton with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chulainn to score with a decent uppercut.
Chulainn gets a double leg takedown into Ashton's guard.
Ashton is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ashton working the head and body with strikes.
Chulainn trying to hold on to Ashton's head to control him but Ashton postures up.
Ashton trying to control the action but Chulainn is working from the bottom.
Ashton sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chulainn trying to control but Ashton postures up.
Ashton trying to control from half guard but Chulainn is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashton prevents Chulainn from improving his position.
Ashton is keen to just control but Chulainn is a slippery customer.
Ground and pound from Ashton.
Ashton is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ashton is looking to take a break and control but Chulainn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ashton is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Chulainn gets full guard.
Ashton working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chulainn's head.
Ashton trying to control the position from guard on top but Chulainn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Chulainn scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ashton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashton is trying to maintain the position but Chulainn is very close to passing his half guard.
Chulainn lands strikes from half guard.
Chulainn is looking to stall here but Ashton recovers full guard.
Chulainn preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Chulainn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chulainn passes Ashton's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ashton is trying to get back to full guard.
Eric Ashton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chulainn throws a strike but Ashton avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Ashton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ashton keeping moving, preventing Chulainn from controlling successfully.
Ashton is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chulainn trying to control but Ashton is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cu Chulainn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chulainn, 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cu Chulainn!
Cu Chulainn took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, AnonymouS for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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energy
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hype
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