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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between New York Strangler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joysula Ashton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
167 lbs
6 - 5 - 1 |
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180 cm
25
165 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, New York Strangler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joysula Ashton!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ashton misses with a looping right.
A big left from Ashton misses.
Strangler shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ashton but Ashton pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Strangler lands with a nice combination. Ashton backs away looking to recover.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Strangler.
Ashton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Strangler misses with a takedown attempt - Ashton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for New York Strangler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Strangler tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ashton swivels and escapes.
Ashton blocks a head kick by Strangler.
Strangler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ashton.
Ashton throws a hook but Strangler blocks it.
A head kick misses from Ashton.
Strangler shoots in but no luck this time.
Ashton throws a shot from downtown. Strangler moves away and avoids it.
Ashton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ashton throws a shot from downtown. Strangler moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashton fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Strangler is out of range.
Strangler shoots for a double leg takedown but Ashton sprawls well. He's pushed Strangler's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Strangler slips a straight right by Ashton.
Strangler drives through with a takedown into guard.
Strangler with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ashton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Strangler is one step ahead there.
Strangler working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Strangler works over Ashton with some ground and pound from guard.
Strangler stays in close to Ashton's body and controls the position.
Ashton keeping moving, preventing Strangler from controlling successfully.
Strangler drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ashton looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ashton looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ashton!
Strangler is breathing heavily.
Strangler sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strangler keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Strangler is defending against the submission attempts here by Ashton.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Strangler trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Ashton sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Strangler is trying to escape the mount.
Strangler manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Strangler has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strangler avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ashton.
Strangler tries to roll over but Ashton keeps him under control.
Ashton scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ashton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Strangler gets full guard.
Ashton preventing the sweep.
Ashton not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ashton stopping the sweep attempt from Strangler.
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.
Ashton tries to free his leg and advance position but Strangler is retaining full guard.
Strangler throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Strangler escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ashton gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ashton landing some decent shots from guard.
Ashton drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ashton jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Strangler tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ashton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Strangler is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
New York Strangler dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Strangler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ashton.
Strangler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ashton avoids the head kick by Strangler.
Ashton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Strangler was well out of range. Poor timing from Ashton.
Ashton scores with a punch to the head.
Strangler closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ashton circles away.
Strangler tries for a takedown but Ashton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ashton misses with an uppercut. Strangler saw that one coming.
Strangler gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ashton scoring with punches to the head and body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Strangler trying to strike off his back.
Ashton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Strangler looking for a guillotine here but Ashton defends easily.
Ashton is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ashton must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashton works over Strangler with some ground and pound from guard.
Strangler has his foot on Ashton's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ashton works his way back into a safe position though.
Ashton trying to control the position from guard on top but Strangler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Strangler looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ashton is one step ahead there.
Ashton lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ashton throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Strangler looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Ashton puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Ashton working Strangler over with strikes.
Strangler tries to get to full guard but Ashton has control of the leg.
Ashton moves nicely into side control.
Strangler taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ashton landing strikes.
Strangler is looking to regain half guard here but Ashton keeps moving and retains side control.
Ashton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Strangler keeps working.
Strangler is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ashton connects with a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashton working the ground and pound from side control.
Ashton throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Ashton trying to control the action but Strangler is working from the bottom.
Strangler is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ashton's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Strangler avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ashton.
Ashton working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Strangler wants to improve his position but Ashton is controlling well.
Strangler taking some punishment here, with Ashton in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ashton trying to control from half guard but Strangler is working away.
Ashton is controlling the pace.
Strangler is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Strangler gets full guard.
Ashton looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Strangler wants to sweep here but Ashton controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joysula Ashton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ashton slaps away a takedown attempt from Strangler, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ashton might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ashton misses with a wild body shot.
Ashton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Strangler.
Ashton lands a really nice looking cross but Strangler seems unphased.
Ashton throws a hook but Strangler avoids it easily.
Ashton tests Strangler's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Strangler looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Strangler shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ashton counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for New York Strangler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Strangler shoots and misses
letting Ashton counter with a right hand.
Strangler moves out of range of the strikes.
Ashton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Strangler moves away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Strangler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ashton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strangler fails with a takedown attempt.
Strangler slips a straight right by Ashton.
Strangler gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like New York Strangler has been cut.
Strangler moves away from the strike by Ashton.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ashton.
Ashton throws the left hand but Strangler avoids the punch easily.
Strangler shoots in but no luck this time.
Strangler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ashton.
Ashton scores with a jab.
Strangler scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ashton regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ashton looking for a sweep. Not yet Ashton, not yet.
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.
Well, if Ashton is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ashton slips a nice elbow through Strangler's hands, connecting with Strangler's forehead.
Ashton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Strangler trying to control here.
Ashton trying to control the action but Strangler is working from the bottom.
Strangler flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Strangler is looking for a sweep. Ashton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ashton throws a looping overhand right but Strangler ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashton throws a hook but Strangler blocks it.
Strangler tries for a takedown but Ashton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Strangler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ashton.
A slow jab from Ashton misses its intended target.
Ashton thuds a left hand into Strangler's body.
Ashton throws a lazy right hand but Strangler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ashton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Strangler.
New York Strangler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Strangler swinging wildly here.
Ashton moves into the clinch successfully.
Strangler tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ashton just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ashton lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ashton tries to work over Strangler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Ashton - that landed with a thud.
Ashton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ashton lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ashton lands a shot to the body.
Ashton lands a shoulder strike.
Ashton cracks Strangler with a nice body shot.
Ashton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Strangler backwards.
Still in the clinch, Ashton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ashton lands with a left to the head.
Strangler tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ashton just stands there and leans against the cage.
Strangler lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ashton gets full guard.
Strangler postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Ashton is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Strangler, into his guard.
Strangler preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ashton trying to control but Strangler is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joysula Ashton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ashton 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 Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joysula Ashton!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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