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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arsalan Homayun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ashton Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Decent wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arsalan Homayun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ashton Ellis!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Homayun tries to keep at a distance but Ellis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Homayun prevents a takedown attempt there.
Homayun can't find room to land a body shot as Ellis controls the action.
Homayun jumps guard and drags Ellis to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Ellis showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Homayun wants to sweep but no luck.
Ellis wants to stand but Homayun has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Homayun trying to keep a closed guard but Ellis is proving a slippery customer.
Ellis is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ashton Ellis was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ellis closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ellis lands in his opponent's guard.
Ellis engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Homayun is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ellis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ellis looking to pass the guard.
Ellis passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis trying to control the action but Homayun is working from the bottom.
Ellis controls the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ellis advances nicely into full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis controlling the pace for now.
Ellis throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Ellis controlling from mount.
Ellis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Homayun is looking to escape.
Ellis is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Homayun can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Homayun blocking the ground and pound.
Ellis punching from mount but Homayun doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ellis throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Ellis controlling the pace for now.
Ellis throwing strikes here but Homayun is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ellis wants to finish this one by submission but Homayun is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Ellis.
Ellis scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Homayun?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ashton Ellis dominated that round.
That's time! Homayun's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Homayun moves to clinch but Ellis breaks away
and Ellis counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ellis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Homayun's efforts to push away.
Ellis is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ellis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Homayun on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ellis has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Homayun uses from the top position.
Ellis thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Homayun wants to control from the top but Ellis keeps moving.
Ellis is controlling Homayun's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ellis trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Ellis wants to sweep here but Homayun controlling him for the moment.
Arsalan Homayun has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ellis moves into range and clinches up with Homayun.
Ellis drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Arsalan Homayun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ashton Ellis.
Homayun goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ellis has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Homayun clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Ellis gets his hands free as Homayun looks to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Ellis wants to control but Homayun is keeping busy.
Homayun tries to escape but Ellis has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Ellis has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Homayun's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ashton Ellis was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Homayun looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ellis is fending him off so far but Homayun persists. Nope, Ellis circles away and we're back to standing.
Ellis bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Homayun is trying to get back to half guard.
Homayun is trying to control Ellis's posture but Ellis avoids it.
Ellis just content to control the position.
Ellis tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Homayun is avoiding damage well.
Homayun tries to bench press Ellis off him but Ellis keeps the position.
Ellis staying calm.
You can see the frustration on Homayun's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ellis decides to take the fight back to the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ashton Ellis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Homayun misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Homayun scores with a head kick.
Ellis gets a takedown into half guard.
Ellis wants to pass the guard but Homayun is defending well.
Ellis prevents Homayun from standing back up.
Homayun slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ellis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ellis advances position into side control!
Ellis taking a breather here.
Ellis sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Homayun is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Ellis wants to stand but Homayun is controlling his arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis controls the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ashton Ellis hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Ellis manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Homayun on his heels. He'll look to pass Homayun's guard now, I'm sure.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ellis trying to stand up but can't free himself from Homayun's guard.
Ellis slips nicely into half guard.
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!
Ellis controlling the action here.
Ellis is pressing down on Homayun's thigh, looking to free his foot. Homayun is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Homayun defending well though.
Ellis tries to pass the half guard into mount. Homayun knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ellis looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ashton Ellis was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ellis swats away the attempt to clinch by Homayun.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ellis showed some decent athleticism there.
Ellis tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Homayun.
Homayun is looking to improve his position.
Ellis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Arsalan Homayun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ashton Ellis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ashton Ellis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ellis 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ashton Ellis!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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