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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Champ Kind (ranked 976 p4p, 133 weight class) and Eric Ashton (ranked 907 p4p, 122 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kind might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Afternoon Delight. Ashton has chosen Zombie Nation as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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195 lbs
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189 lbs
16 - 15 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite 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
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Champ Kind!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Ashton!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kind ducks under a wild hook from Ashton.
Kind is looking to counter punch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ashton!
Ashton throws a low kick but Kind avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ashton.
Ashton's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ashton duly obliges.
Ashton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kind checks a leg kick.
Ashton missing with a left hand there. Kind was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kind throwing a counter right hand but Ashton manages to avoid it.
Kind scores with a nice strike.
Ashton misses with a lunging right hand
and Kind connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice shot by Ashton.
Ashton takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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!
Ashton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ashton throws a looping overhand right but Kind ducks down to avoid it.
Kind jabs Ashton right on the nose. Ashton blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashton drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kind managing to control the position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Ashton working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Kind wants to control the position but Ashton says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Ashton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kind trying to hold on to Ashton's head to control him but Ashton postures up.
Kind is concentrating on defense, preventing Ashton from advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ashton working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ashton is looking to stall here but Kind recovers full guard.
Kind tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ashton is looking to work some ground and pound but Kind has wrist control.
Kind managing to control the position.
Ashton wants to control from the top but Kind keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashton looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A jab from Kind does it's job there.
Kind feints a jab promting Ashton to slip. Kind then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ashton slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ashton avoids the body shot from Kind.
Ashton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kind.
Eric Ashton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ashton throws the kick towards the body but Kind avoids it.
Ashton gets a takedown into half guard.
Kind is trying to escape back to his feet but Ashton uses the scramble to pass into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kind tries to improve position but can't.
Kind parries the strikes from Ashton easily there. Ashton is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kind to escape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ashton sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kind is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kind avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ashton.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kind is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ashton working the body and head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Ashton dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ashton scores with a nice head shot.
Nice uppercut there from Kind.
Ashton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Kind misses the target.
Ashton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ashton avoids the body shot from Kind.
Kind scores with the left hand. Ashton knows he should have avoided that one.
Ashton throws a poor cross that misses
and Kind cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kind throws a body punch but Ashton moves out of range.
Ashton throws a jab when Kind was well out of range.
Jab from Kind.
Ashton throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
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!
Ashton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ashton looks to throw the jab but Kind is out of range.
Kind catches Ashton with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kind misses the jab.
Ashton throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Champ Kind is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ashton misses with a takedown
and Kind counters with a straight right hand.
Ashton lands a lovely overhand right.
Kind lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ashton takes a step back to recover.
Kind is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ashton takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ashton tries to land a front kick but Kind steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ashton throws a lazy head kick
enabling Kind to counter with a crisp jab.
Kind stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kind wants it to stay on the feet.
Ashton is breathing heavily.
Kind lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Ashton falls backwards - clearly groggy! Kind dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Champ Kind!
Champ Kind seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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