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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Royce (ranked 2696 p4p, 2793 weight class) and Brian Aston (ranked 108 p4p, 113 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 cm 28 275 4 - 2 - 0 |
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207 cm 20 290 2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt Excellent boxer Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt Excellent MT Good gas tank |
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Royce! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brian Aston! The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Aston misses the shot to the body. Royce scores with a nice strike. Royce misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aston takes a swing at Royce's ribcage but misses. Royce keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aston. Aston throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Royce swings away with a body shot that misses
and Royce takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Jason Royce has been cut. Aston looks to land a right hand but Royce moved out of range. Royce ducks under a wild hook from Aston. Good standup being displayed there by Royce as he connects with a hook. Good standup being displayed there by Royce as he connects with a hook. Royce slips a jab and a cross from Aston.
Aston jabbing away but nothing is landing. Royce half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Aston cracks Royce with a good jab. Royce throws a shot to the body.
Nice cross by Aston. Royce misses with a left hand and Aston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Royce scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Aston doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round. Royce throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Royce scores with the left hand. Aston knows he should have avoided that one. Aston ducks under a wild hook from Royce. Royce ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Royce throws a low kick, looking for Aston's leg but Aston calmly moves out of range. Aston fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Royce, pushing him back against the cage. Aston misses with the head strike.
Royce wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Aston has him pressed against the cage. Aston throws a head punch that misses. Aston tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Royce looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Still in the clinch, Aston scores with a nice short uppercut. Royce is trying to break the clinch but Aston has him pressed against the cage. Aston lands with a light punch inside. Aston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aston scores with an uppercut up the middle. Aston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aston lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Aston can't find room to land a body shot as Royce controls the action.
Royce misses with a punch to the body.
Aston misses with some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Royce blocks an uppercut.
Royce wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Aston has him pressed against the cage. A hook to the body from Aston.
Aston misses with a hook from the clinch. Royce doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aston makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Royce wants to get back to striking at distance but Aston won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aston. Royce prevents a body shot from Aston. Royce has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Royce blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aston scores with a shoulder strike. A short uppercut from Aston.
Jason Royce's cut is getting worse. A head punch on the inside from Aston fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Aston misses with the head strike.
Royce misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aston misses with the head strike.
Aston misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Aston. Aston tries to work over Royce's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Aston lands a hook to the side of the head. Royce goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Royce breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Royce moves away. Aston takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Aston throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Royce on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Aston comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Aston has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Aston rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Royce moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Royce looks to throw the jab but Aston is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nice shot lands for Royce. Aston slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Aston misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aston throws a jab but it's blocked by Royce. Aston has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight. Royce uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aston. Royce jabs Aston to the body, keeping him at a distance. Royce lunges at Aston with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Aston's hand. Aston throws an overhand right that lands on Royce's shoulder, as Royce tries to avoid the shot. Aston swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looks like Royce has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him. Royce throws a shot to the body.
Aston looks to land a right hand but Royce moved out of range. Aston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Aston looks to score with a jab to the body but Royce is just out of range. Royce avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Royce scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Aston moves out of range of the body kick from Royce.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Aston dominated that round. The cut man is working on Jason Royce's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Aston misses with a jab, cross combination.
Royce ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aston moves away. A looping hook to the body misses from Royce. Aston does a little dance to reset his feet. Aston throws a looping overhand right but Royce ducks down to avoid it. Royce connects with a jab. Aston keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Royce. Royce displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aston throws out the jab. Royce stuns Aston with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Aston misses with a looping left. Royce tries to counter with a takedown but Aston is quick to defend against it. Royce misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aston.
Royce misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aston.
Jason Royce is winning the standup battle so far. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Royce ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aston moves away. Royce stuns Aston with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Aston has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Royce tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aston was well out of range. Poor timing from Royce. Aston scores with a crisp jab that stopped Royce in his tracks. Royce scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Royce steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aston.
That's one minute gone in the round. A slow jab from Royce misses its intended target. Aston looks to throw the jab but Royce is out of range. Royce uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aston.
Royce tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aston was well out of range. Poor timing from Royce. Aston throws a lazy uppercut
and Royce counters with a shoot takedown. Aston fights it but they end up in guard. Aston is wriggling around but Royce manages to pass to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Royce stands up from half guard. Aston moves into the clinch successfully.
Royce blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Aston tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Aston prevents a body shot from Royce. Aston swings wildly with an uppercut but Royce uses good head movement to avoid it. Aston misses with some punches.
Royce blocking some punches.
Aston blocks an elbow strike. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Aston tries a body shot but Royce blocks it.
Aston scores with a nice hook to the head. Aston has a couple of punches blocked by Royce.
Aston throws a head punch that misses. Royce working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Royce is trying to break free. Royce looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Royce blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Royce blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aston misses with a hook from the clinch. Aston lands with a right to the head.
Jason Royce's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Aston fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aston misses with some punches.
Royce wants to break the clinch but can't.
Aston lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Royce. Aston throws a head punch that misses. Aston has Royce pressed against the cage, preventing Royce from circling away and getting back to striking at range. A head punch blocked on the inside by Royce. Royce blocks an uppercut.
Aston misses with some punches.
Aston tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A short left from Royce. Royce working hard to break the clinch. Aston misses with a body punch.
Royce wants to break free but Aston has control.
Royce working hard to break the clinch. Royce is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Royce wants to break free but Aston has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Royce can't break the clinch.
Brian Aston seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Aston throws a punch but it's blocked by Royce. Royce has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Aston lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Aston tries a body shot but Royce blocks it.
Aston throws a punch but it's blocked by Royce. Aston struggles to land a body shot inside as Royce controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Aston fails to land. Royce tries to break the clinch but Aston is controlling the position. Royce tries to break free but Aston pushes him back against the cage. Royce blocks an uppercut.
Royce is trying to break the clinch but Aston is controlling him. Royce is trying to break the clinch but Aston has him pressed against the cage. Aston misses with some punches.
Aston lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. A shot in the inside from Aston. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Aston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Jason Royce's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Aston drops Royce with a beautiful combination! Royce stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Aston is looking for the KO!
Royce is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round! Royce thuds a left hand into Aston's body. Royce lands the left hand. Aston scores with a jab to the body. Royce swats away the attempt to clinch by Aston. Aston lands an overhand right.
Jeez, Jason Royce's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Royce. Royce throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aston scores with a decent looking hook. Royce swings and misses with a shot to the body letting Aston counter with a right hand. Oh Royce is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jason Royce's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Brian Aston!
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energy
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RATING
57% |
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