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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dave Ashbourne Jr (ranked 1535 p4p, 1034 weight class) and Juan Corona (ranked 174 p4p, 121 weight class). Ashbourne Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Vertical Horizon - You're A God. Corona has chosen Lil Baby, Lil Durk - How It Feels as his entrance music. Juan Corona has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Ashbourne Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Juan Corona!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ashbourne Jr throws a body punch but Corona moves out of range.
Ashbourne Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Corona pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ashbourne Jr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A slow jab from Ashbourne Jr misses its intended target.
Corona fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ashbourne Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Corona misses with a right hand
and Ashbourne Jr counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ashbourne Jr throws a looping overhand right but Corona ducks down to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Corona.
Corona connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Corona takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Corona tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ashbourne Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Ashbourne Jr misses.
Ashbourne Jr checks a leg kick.
Corona pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corona jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Corona with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ashbourne Jr to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashbourne Jr checks the leg kick.
Ashbourne Jr feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Corona misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Corona dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Corona thuds his shin into the meat of Ashbourne Jr's side.
Ashbourne Jr works Corona's body with a nice hook.
An inside leg kick from Ashbourne Jr misses.
Ashbourne Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ashbourne Jr missing with a left hand there. Corona was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Corona misses with a looping left.
Ashbourne Jr avoids the body shot from Corona.
Ashbourne Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Corona scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ashbourne Jr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Donk. Corona catches Ashbourne Jr right on the button with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corona tries a head kick but it misses.
Corona lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corona scores with a jab to the head.
The fighters circling - Ashbourne Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ashbourne Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Corona.
Ashbourne Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Corona fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ashbourne Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Corona. Corona obviously looking to wear him down.
Corona scores with a leg kick.
Corona takes a swing at Ashbourne Jr's ribcage but misses.
Corona misses with a low kick.
Corona throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ashbourne Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Corona throws a quick inside leg kick.
Corona fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Corona.
Ashbourne Jr ducks right into an uppercut from Corona.
A slapping leg kick lands for Corona.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashbourne Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Corona is just out of range.
Ashbourne Jr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Corona digs a good hook to Ashbourne Jr's body.
Corona avoids the body shot from Ashbourne Jr.
A punch lands to the side of Ashbourne Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ashbourne Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Corona counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Good standup being displayed there by Ashbourne Jr as he connects with a hook.
Corona connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ashbourne Jr wants to slow Corona down by chopping away at his legs.
Ashbourne Jr misses with a leg kick.
Corona throws a leg kick but Ashbourne Jr checks it.
Corona checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Corona misses with a body shot.
It looked like Ashbourne Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ashbourne Jr lands with a right hand.
Corona is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ashbourne Jr had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A big left from Ashbourne Jr misses.
Ashbourne Jr looks to land a left hand but Corona moved out of range nicely.
Ashbourne Jr throws a sloppy body shot
and Corona counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ashbourne Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Corona throws a sloppy head kick and Ashbourne Jr moves out of range easily.
As Corona looks to move away, Ashbourne Jr throws a big counter combo but Corona just gets out of the way.
Corona throws a wild body kick that Ashbourne Jr sees coming a mile off.
Ashbourne Jr attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ashbourne Jr misses with an uppercut. Corona saw that one coming.
Ashbourne Jr clobbers Corona with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Corona thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ashbourne Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Corona counters with a stiff right hand.
Corona misses with a shot to the body
and Ashbourne Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ashbourne Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Corona slips a straight right by Ashbourne Jr.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ashbourne Jr swings for the body but Corona moves out of range.
Ashbourne Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ashbourne Jr motions for Corona to come forward. Ashbourne Jr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Corona swings for the body but Ashbourne Jr moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Juan Corona will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ashbourne Jr misses with an uppercut
and Corona counters with a solid body kick.
A jab from Ashbourne Jr does it's job there.
Corona defending well as Ashbourne Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Juan Corona seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Corona misses with a low kick.
Corona takes a swing at Ashbourne Jr's ribcage but misses.
Corona connects with a body shot that sends Ashbourne Jr's belly button to the back.
Ashbourne Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Corona misses with a jab to the body
letting Ashbourne Jr counter with a right hand.
Ashbourne Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Ashbourne Jr throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Corona lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ashbourne Jr doesn't seem phased though.
Corona has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Corona throws a nice outside leg kick.
Corona is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corona slips under a jab from Ashbourne Jr.
Corona looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ashbourne Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ashbourne Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Corona cracks a nice hook into Ashbourne Jr's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashbourne Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Corona throws a chopping leg kick but Ashbourne Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ashbourne Jr throws a jab when Corona was well out of range.
Corona moves out of range of the strikes.
Corona ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ashbourne Jr lands a really nice looking cross but Corona seems unphased.
Ashbourne Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Corona tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ashbourne Jr blocks a low kick nicely.
Ashbourne Jr moves out of range of the leg kick from Corona.
Corona jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Corona lands a lovely overhand right.
Ashbourne Jr throws a low kick but Corona avoids it.
Corona thows a leg kick but Ashbourne Jr checks it
and Ashbourne Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Ashbourne Jr tests Corona's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ashbourne Jr misses with a right hand
and Corona counters with a body kick that stops Ashbourne Jr in his tracks momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ashbourne Jr checks a leg kick.
Ashbourne Jr looks to land a right hand but Corona moved out of range.
Corona moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Corona throws a front kick aimed at Ashbourne Jr's knee but Ashbourne Jr avoids it well.
Corona misses with a kick to the body.
Ashbourne Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Corona lands a right hook to the body.
Ashbourne Jr looks to land a right hand but Corona moved out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Corona misses.
Ashbourne Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A swing and a miss from Ashbourne Jr.
Corona feints a counter leg kick.
Corona scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ashbourne Jr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ashbourne Jr throws a shot from downtown. Corona moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corona connects with a single shot there.
Ashbourne Jr misses with a looping right.
Ashbourne Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Corona.
Corona fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Corona slips a straight right by Ashbourne Jr.
Corona fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ashbourne Jr manages to avoid it.
Corona looks to score with a jab to the body but Ashbourne Jr is just out of range.
Corona swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ashbourne Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Corona.
Ashbourne Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Ashbourne Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Corona connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Corona looks to throw the jab but Ashbourne Jr is out of range.
Ashbourne Jr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ashbourne Jr checks a low kick from Corona.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Corona.
Ashbourne Jr throws a series of punches but Corona avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ashbourne Jr misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Corona! But no joy.
Ashbourne Jr misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Corona to counter with a crisp jab.
Ashbourne Jr on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ashbourne Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ashbourne Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Corona moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Corona misses with a hook.
Ashbourne Jr misses with a looping right.
Corona fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ashbourne Jr manages to avoid it.
Ashbourne Jr connects with a leg kick.
Ashbourne Jr throws a lazy right hand but Corona sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ashbourne Jr misses with a body shot.
Corona just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Corona showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Corona throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ashbourne Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Corona swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ashbourne Jr looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Corona cracks Ashbourne Jr with an open hand slap.
Corona moves out of range of the leg kick from Ashbourne Jr.
Ashbourne Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ashbourne Jr throwing a counter right hand but Corona manages to avoid it.
Ashbourne Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ashbourne Jr looks to land a left hand but Corona moved out of range nicely.
Corona moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice side step and Corona releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ashbourne Jr misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ashbourne Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Corona.
Corona looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ashbourne Jr fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Corona checks it well.
Corona throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ashbourne Jr takes a swing at Corona's ribcage but misses.
Ashbourne Jr misses with a hook. Corona ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashbourne Jr avoids the body shot from Corona.
Ashbourne Jr avoids a kick to the body.
Ashbourne Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ashbourne Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Corona.
Ashbourne Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Corona.
Ashbourne Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
A punch lands to the side of Corona 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ashbourne Jr throws a lazy right hand but Corona sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've been informed that Corona has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Ashbourne Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ashbourne Jr scores with a leg kick.
A low kick lands for Corona.
Corona looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ashbourne Jr with a nice cross.
Ashbourne Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Corona's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corona tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ashbourne Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Corona.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corona swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ashbourne Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ashbourne Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Corona counters with a nice body shot.
Corona shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Corona takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Corona throws a nice head kick!
Ashbourne Jr misses with a body punch
letting Corona counter with a right hand.
Ashbourne Jr throws a hook but Corona blocks it.
Corona connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ashbourne Jr momentarily.
Corona connects with a leg kick.
Ashbourne Jr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Good standup being displayed there by Corona as he connects with a hook.
Ashbourne Jr misses with an uppercut
enabling Corona to counter with a crisp jab.
Ashbourne Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Corona.
A slow jab from Ashbourne Jr misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashbourne Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ashbourne Jr misses the jab.
Ashbourne Jr connects with a right hand. Corona shakes it off.
Corona moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Corona connects with a solid leg kick.
Corona throws a big shot that misses.
A cross from Corona lands.
Corona throws a poor cross that misses
and Ashbourne Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Corona connects with the punch.
Ashbourne Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Corona on the side of the head.
Ashbourne Jr lands a jab.
Corona is rocked!
Corona chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ashbourne Jr can pounce on him.
Corona has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Corona. That's going to slow Ashbourne Jr down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ashbourne Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Corona is just out of range.
Corona ducks under a wild hook from Ashbourne Jr.
Ashbourne Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ashbourne Jr connects with a body shot that sends Corona's belly button to the back.
Corona lands a head kick. Ashbourne Jr smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Corona thumps Ashbourne Jr with a low kick.
Ashbourne Jr misses with a hook.
Ashbourne Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Corona.
Ashbourne Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Corona uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ashbourne Jr.
Corona tries a quick counter leg kick but Ashbourne Jr is wise to it.
Ashbourne Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Corona counters with a nice uppercut.
Corona slips a straight right by Ashbourne Jr.
Corona only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Corona throws a wild body kick that Ashbourne Jr sees coming a mile off.
Dave Ashbourne Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corona takes a swing at Ashbourne Jr's ribcage but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Juan Corona.
Well Corona has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Corona!
A very excited looking Juan Corona rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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