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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between ashton bulges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Invandra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). bulges kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is dont stop beleving. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, ashton bulges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Invandra!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Invandra shoots in and bounces bulges off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Invandra looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
bulges throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
bulges lands some strikes from the bottom.
bulges wants to stand up but Invandra is controlling him.
Invandra should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
bulges throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
bulges striking off his back but it's not causing Invandra any problems.
bulges uses the cage to get back to his feet.
bulges has taken the fight to the clinch.
bulges lands a body shot.
bulges has clasped his hands together around Invandra's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
bulges looks up at the clock and then as Invandra takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, bulges smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
bulges working the ground and pound.
bulges landing a few strikes.
bulges in side control lands a decent elbow.
Invandra throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Invandra takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
bulges stands up.
bulges keeps the fight on the outside.
bulges scores a takedown into full mount!
Invandra is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
bulges lands with some strikes.
bulges scores with a couple of good head shots there.
bulges has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Invandra's face.
bulges lands a big shot there that rocks Invandra but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Invandra takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Invandra is working to get back to half guard.
Invandra swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
bulges scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Invandra flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Invandra throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Invandra is looking to get to half guard.
Invandra throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
bulges postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Invandra looks a forlorn figure.
bulges with good strikes from the mount here!
bulges has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Invandra's face.
Invandra throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
bulges lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Invandra is in all sorts of trouble here.
bulges working Invandra over with strikes here.
Invandra throwing hammer fists to the chest of bulges. What's that going to do exactly?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
bulges connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
bulges scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
bulges blocks Invandra's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Invandra looks very frustrated and is flailing away with strikes from the bottom. His corner are telling him to stay calm.
Invandra takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Invandra is trying desperately to improve position.
bulges with good strikes from the mount here!
bulges is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Invandra can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Invandra is in a horrible position here. bulges smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Invandra is desperately trying to improve his position but bulges has a good base and remains in mount.
bulges scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Invandra?
bulges has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Invandra's face.
Invandra throwing hammer fists to the chest of bulges. What's that going to do exactly?
bulges lands with some strikes.
bulges putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
bulges blocks Invandra's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Invandra keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four 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.
bulges with the ground and pound from mount.
Invandra bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Invandra pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. bulges is keeping the position for now.
bulges throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
bulges throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
bulges thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
bulges throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Invandra pushing down on bulges's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
bulges throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
bulges throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
bulges flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
ashton bulges dominated that round.
That's time! bulges's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Invandra tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and bulges counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Invandra!
bulges working the ground and pound effectively.
bulges punishing his opponent with strikes.
bulges looking to finish Invandra with some ground and pound. This is bad for Invandra!
bulges breaks from Invandra's wrist control and lands an elbow.
bulges lands with some strikes.
Invandra throwing hammer fists to the chest of bulges. What's that going to do exactly?
Invandra is desperately trying to improve his position but bulges has a good base and remains in mount.
Invandra is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
bulges blocks Invandra's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Invandra throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
bulges in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
bulges fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Invandra is in a horrible position here. bulges smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Invandra in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
bulges with shots to the head and body - Invandra looks very uncomfortable down there.
Invandra landing with some feeble shots from his back... He should probably try escaping the position instead.
bulges scores with a couple of good head shots there.
bulges working the ground and pound effectively.
bulges is landing with some decent strikes but Invandra is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Invandra swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
bulges scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Invandra?
Invandra is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
bulges lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Invandra throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
ashton bulges overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Invandra is looking to improve his position but bulges isn't that keen on the idea.
bulges postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Invandra looks a forlorn figure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Invandra is looking to get to half guard.
bulges blocks Invandra's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Invandra flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
bulges looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
bulges lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
bulges in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Invandra is working to get back to half guard.
bulges landing strikes, looking to finish!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Invandra has decided that throwing punches whilst being mounted is the best he can manage just now.
Invandra chipping away with body shots but they're not going to hurt bulges.
bulges lands with some strikes.
bulges with a couple of short strikes.
bulges lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Invandra hang on?
Invandra throwing hammer fists to the chest of bulges. What's that going to do exactly?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Invandra is working to get back to half guard.
bulges blocks Invandra's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Invandra swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Invandra taking shots to the head.
bulges with a couple of short strikes.
Invandra swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Invandra is mounted but he's throwing punches.
bulges landing shots from mount.
Invandra is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Invandra is in a horrible position here. bulges smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
bulges cracks Invandra with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Invandra is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
bulges raining down shots from the mount!
Invandra sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Nice strikes from bulges there.
bulges looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Invandra with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Invandra taking some punishment here, with bulges in his half guard.
Invandra taking some punishment here, with bulges in his half guard.
Invandra throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Invandra connecting with a few gentle strikes.
bulges takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
bulges is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
bulges tries to clinch there but Invandra circles away.
Invandra misses with a takedown
and bulges counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
ashton bulges dominated that second round.
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. And we move into the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
bulges is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A short body shot lands from bulges as the two fighters clinch.
bulges lands with a short punch from the clinch.
bulges lands a nice uppercut.
bulges lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Invandra backwards.
Invandra tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. bulges just stands there and leans against the cage.
bulges gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
bulges scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Invandra taking some punishment here, with bulges in his half guard.
Invandra misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Invandra misses with some strikes from the bottom.
bulges wants to stand but Invandra has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Invandra throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Ground and pound from bulges.
bulges drops an elbow to the side of Invandra's head.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
bulges clinches but Invandra breaks the clinch
and Invandra counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in bulges's guard now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
bulges wants to stand and escape but Invandra is having none of it.
Invandra is looking to stand up but bulges won't let him.
Invandra trying to control the position from guard on top but bulges is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Invandra landing some decent shots from guard.
bulges is striking off his back. Invandra thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
bulges throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
bulges is refusing to be controlled, as Invandra sits in half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
bulges throws a right and a left that Invandra avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A punch combination from bulges misses.
bulges shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than bulges was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
bulges postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Invandra looks a forlorn figure.
bulges working away from the top, dropping strikes.
bulges lands a big elbow.
Invandra swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
bulges raining down shots from the mount!
Invandra swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
bulges pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
bulges putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
bulges blocks Invandra's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
ashton bulges is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
bulges wants to control the pace but Invandra is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
bulges content just to control the position here.
bulges seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Invandra for as long as he can get away with.
Invandra sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Invandra punching from the bottom.
Invandra is trying to get back to full guard.
bulges trying to control the action but Invandra is working from the bottom.
Invandra misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Invandra has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
bulges is looking to take a break and control but Invandra is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
bulges with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
bulges is looking to take a break and control but Invandra is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Invandra tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Invandra wants to clinch
and bulges counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
bulges bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
bulges landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
bulges stands up.
bulges feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
And that's the end of the fight!
ashton bulges showed his dominance in that final round.
Well bulges has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... ashton bulges!
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energy
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hype
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