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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Torje (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Ashton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gabriel Torje could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Albert Ashton's chin.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gabriel Torje!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Albert Ashton!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ashton.
Ashton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ashton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Torje pinned against the cage. Torje gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Torje moves into range and clinches up with Ashton.
Torje stalls.
Ashton jumps guard but Torje stands there with Ashton around his waist. Ashton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gabriel Torje has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Albert Ashton.
Ashton jumps guard but Torje stands there with Ashton around his waist. Ashton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Torje lands with a left to the head.
Ashton tries to pull guard but Torje holds him up against the cage and eventually Ashton drops back down to his feet.
Torje manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ashton changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Torje fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Torje clinches up with Ashton and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torje landing knees to the body.
Ashton looks gassed!
A right hook to the body lands for Torje.
Ashton takes an elbow to the forehead.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Torje.
Torje using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Torje.
Torje manages to break the clinch.
Torje scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Torje keeps Ashton at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torje gets caught flat footed, as Ashton shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ashton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Torje swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Torje trying to control the position.
Ashton wants to pass the guard but Torje is keeping the position.
Ashton prevents Torje from getting back to his feet.
Ashton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Torje swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ashton is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Torje is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Torje has escaped and now he's on top!
Ashton is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Torje slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ashton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Torje controls from within his opponent's guard.
Torje wants to stand but Ashton is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashton can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Torje controls the pace.
Ashton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ashton is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Torje stands up from Ashton's guard - Torje perhaps looking for a knockout.
Torje throws out a loose jab but Ashton uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Torje.
Torje bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Torje stuffs the takedown attempt from Ashton. Ashton gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torje throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ashton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ashton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ashton avoids the body shot from Torje.
Ashton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Torje.
Ashton closes the distance and clinches up with Torje, looking for a takedown. Ashton pushes Torje against the cage but Torje circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ashton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Torje is fending him off so far but Ashton persists. Nope, Torje circles away and we're back to standing.
Ashton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Torje is looking to clinch.
Torje lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Torje tries to clinch up but Ashton circles away and keeps his distance.
Torje misses with a wild body shot.
Ashton drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ashton is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Torje is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Torje has escaped and now he's on top!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ashton manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Torje manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Torje dominated that 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.
Torje gets a clinch.
Torje softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Torje is trying to maintain a safe position but Ashton gets an underhook and turns Torje into the cage.
Ashton looking for a takedown.
Torje stops a takedown attempt from Ashton.
Torje gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ashton.
Gabriel Torje has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Albert Ashton.
Torje lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Torje using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ashton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ashton jumps guard but Torje stands there with Ashton around his waist. Ashton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ashton is working for takedown but Torje is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ashton is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Torje pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Torje breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gabriel Torje is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Torje throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Torje throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Horrible takedown by Ashton or perhaps it was just good defense by Torje which made him look bad.
Torje throws a head kick but Ashton moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ashton slips a straight right by Torje.
Ashton tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torje fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ashton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Torje but Torje pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ashton looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ashton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ashton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ashton pushes down on Torje's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ashton works his way into side control.
Torje wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ashton tries to advance to mount but Torje denies him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ashton is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Torje knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ashton has hold of Torje's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Torje seems comfortable defending it but Ashton has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Torje is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Torje is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Ashton couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Albert Ashton!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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