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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Curtly Ambrose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ashley Harrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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202 cm
35
268 lbs
11 - 5 - 1 |
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198 cm
31
257 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Curtly Ambrose! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ashley Harrington! The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ambrose throws a head kick but Harrington moves out of range.
Ambrose keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ambrose falls off balance throwing a combination
and Harrington counters with a solid body kick. Harrington chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ambrose takes one to the side of the head.
Harrington cracks the inside of Ambrose's front leg. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Good work by Harrington as he checks the leg kick. Ambrose connects with a crisp jab. Harrington circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harrington tries a quick counter leg kick but Ambrose is wise to it. Ambrose chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ambrose misses with the combination.
Harrington feints a counter leg kick. Ambrose does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. It seemed like Harrington was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Ambrose tries to score with a low kick but Harrington moves his leg out of the way. Ambrose misses with a body punch
and Harrington counters with an inside leg kick. Harrington has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ambrose. Ambrose will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Harrington thows a left - swing and a miss! Ambrose is looking for a counter combo. Ambrose on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Harrington. Harrington obviously looking to wear him down.
Harrington throws a leg kick and Ambrose counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ambrose connects with a solid leg kick. Harrington cracks Ambrose with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Ambrose uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Good shot there by Ambrose. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Ambrose checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Ambrose with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Harrington throws a big shot that misses. Ambrose seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Harrington stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ambrose. Harrington on the wrong end of a nice jab. The fighters circle momentarily. Harrington darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ambrose throws a leg kick and Harrington counters with a lovely straight right hand! Harrington gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Ambrose doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harrington lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Harrington lands with a light punch inside. A short right from Ambrose. Harrington blocking some punches.
Harrington working aggressively here.
Ambrose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ambrose content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ambrose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harrington lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. A head punch on the inside from Harrington fails to land. A shot in the inside from Ambrose. Harrington lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Harrington tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ambrose's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Harrington lands with a short shot to the head. Harrington misses with some punches.
Ambrose scores with a hook to the body. Harrington lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ambrose backwards. Harrington lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ambrose manages to break the clinch.
Harrington blocks a head kick by Ambrose.
It seemed like Harrington was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Harrington buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Harrington gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. A quick uppercut on the inside from Harrington.
Ambrose is rocked! Ambrose tries to work over Harrington's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Harrington has a couple of punches blocked by Ambrose.
Harrington working aggressively here.
Harrington swings wildly with an uppercut but Ambrose uses good head movement to avoid it. A head punch blocked on the inside by Harrington. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ashley Harrington dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ambrose. Harrington is clearly looking to counter with head kicks. Ambrose throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Curtly Ambrose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Ambrose throws a right and a left that Harrington avoids nicely. Harrington shapes to counter with a head kick. Ambrose lands a lovely overhand right. Ambrose clinches. Harrington lands a nice shot to the body. Harrington scores with a shoulder strike. A head punch on the inside from Harrington fails to land. Ashley Harrington seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Harrington misses with a short punch on the inside. A short uppercut from Harrington. Ambrose tries to circle away but Harrington has him pinned against the cage. Ambrose misses with some punches.
Ambrose works on Harrington's body with a couple of short punches. Harrington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ambrose blocking some punches.
Ambrose is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Ambrose lands with a short head shot on the inside. Ambrose's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Harrington tries to land a leg kick but Ambrose saw it coming and moves away.
Ambrose throws a sloppy head kick and Harrington counters with a straight right hand. Harrington throws a front kick aimed at Ambrose's knee but Ambrose avoids it well. Harrington keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ambrose tries to score with a low kick but Harrington moves his leg out of the way. The fight stays on the outside here - Ambrose looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ambrose.
Harrington pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Ambrose throwing a counter right hand but Harrington manages to avoid it. Ambrose fails to land with a series of punches.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Harrington lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ambrose has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ambrose and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Harrington lands a big head kick that sends Ambrose to the canvas! Harrington follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ashley Harrington! Ashley Harrington took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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