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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Ashton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Pitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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188 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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191 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Charlie Ashton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Pitt!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitt 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 Pitt.
Pitt misses with a straight right.
Pitt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ashton throws out the jab.
Pitt misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick misses from Pitt.
Jake Pitt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pitt misses with a low kick as Ashton jumps back.
Pitt scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Charlie Ashton has been cut.
Ashton tries to clinch up.
Pitt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ashton slips a straight right by Pitt.
Pitt scores with a three punch combo!
Pitt throws a sloppy head kick and Ashton moves out of range easily.
Ashton moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ashton.
Pitt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ashtons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ashton is rocked!
Pitt tries a head kick but it misses.
Oh Ashton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pitt with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ashton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ashton lands an elbow that stopped Pitt in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Jake Pitt has been cut.
Ashton has Pitt pressed against the cage, preventing Pitt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pitt tries to circle away but Ashton has him pinned against the cage.
Pitt is trying to break free.
Ashton seems to have got his legs back now.
Pitt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ashton prevents Pitt from breaking the clinch.
Pitt avoiding damage as Ashton throws knees to the body.
Pitt working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pitt throws out a loose jab but Ashton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ashton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pitt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pitt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ashton misses with an elbow over the top.
Pitt is trying to break the clinch but Ashton is controlling him.
Ashton missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitt avoids a wild elbow strike from Ashton.
Pitt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pitt can't break the clinch.
Ashton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ashton throws an elbow but misses.
Ashton keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pitt's efforts to push away.
Pitt avoids the elbow strike from Ashton, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pitt is trying to force a seperation but Ashton has the dominant position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ashton throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ashton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pitt's brow.
Pitt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ashton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pitt is looking to break free of the clinch but Ashton has double underhooks.
Ashton misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Pitt dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pitt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ashton.
A shot to the liver by Pitt. Beautiful body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Pitt. Those never looked like landing.
Ashton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pitt fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ashton checks it well.
Pitt throws a head kick that misses.
Pitt throws out a loose jab but Ashton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ashton slips a jab and a cross from Pitt.
Ashton dodges the punch combination from Pitt.
Ashton misses with a straight right.
Ashton keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pitt.
A slow jab from Pitt misses its intended target.
Ashton closes the distance and pushes Pitt back into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Pitt's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ashton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ashton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pitt.
Ashton has Pitt pressed against the cage, preventing Pitt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ashton pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pitt tries to circle away but Ashton has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitt is trying to break free.
Ashton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pitt is defending well for now.
Ashton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ashton misses with an elbow strike.
Ashton lands an elbow inside that Pitt shrugs off.
Pitt is trying to push Ashton away but Ashton has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ashton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pitt is defending well for now.
Ashton misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pitt is defending well for now.
Pitt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ashton throws an elbow but misses.
Ashton throws an elbow that misses.
Ashton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pitt is defending well for now.
Pitt avoids a wild elbow strike from Ashton.
Pitt is trying to break the clinch but Ashton is controlling him.
Ashton throws an elbow that misses.
Ashton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitt blocks an elbow strike from Ashton.
Ashton throws an elbow but it misses.
Ashton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ashton throws an elbow that misses.
Ashton prevents Pitt from breaking the clinch.
Charlie Ashton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ashton missing with knees to the body.
Pitt takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ashton throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Ashton dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ashton is looking to clinch but Pitt is avoiding it.
Pitt scores with a nice right hand.
Nice shot lands for Pitt.
Pitt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ashton moves away.
Pitt gets tackled into the cage by Ashton. Ashton maintains the clinch.
Pitt is trying to break free.
Ashton has Pitt pressed against the cage, preventing Pitt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pitt dodges an elbow strike from Ashton.
Ashton missing with knees to the body.
Pitt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitt is trying to force a seperation but Ashton has the dominant position.
Pitt has had enough of the clinch but Ashton keeps him there for the moment.
Pitt managing to block the knees to the body from Ashton.
Ashton prevents Pitt from breaking the clinch.
Ashton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pitt avoids it.
Ashton misses with an elbow strike.
Ashton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pitt is defending well for now.
Ashton lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Ashton.
Pitt is trying to push Ashton away but Ashton has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nice elbow from Ashton.
Pitt wants to get back to striking at distance but Ashton won't allow it.
Ashton missing with knees to the body.
Ashton lands a damaging elbow.
Pitt working hard to break the clinch.
Ashton lands a damaging elbow.
Ashton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashton lands an elbow inside that Pitt shrugs off.
Pitt avoids the elbow strike from Ashton, against the cage.
Pitt blocks an elbow strike from Ashton.
Pitt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ashton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pitt can't break the clinch.
Ashton lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ashton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitt wants to break free but Ashton has control.
Ashton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pitt's defenses.
Ashton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pitt avoids it.
Ashton missing with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Pitt's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ashton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pitt's brow.
Pitt blocks an elbow strike from Ashton.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ashton pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Charlie Ashton.
I think Ashton has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie Ashton!
During a confident post fight interview, Charlie Ashton thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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