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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Arlie Ashley (ranked 5424 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ellis Horton (ranked 4881 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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24
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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169 cm
25
135 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arlie Ashley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ellis Horton!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ashley moves into the clinch.
Horton looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Ashley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ashley clinches up against the cage.
Ashley trying to control the position but instead, Horton has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ashley into the cage.
Ashley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ashley lands an overhand right.
Horton has taken the fight to the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Horton tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ashley just stands there and leans against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ashley prevents a body shot from Horton.
Ashley working hard to break the clinch.
Horton looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ashley breaks from the clinch.
Ashley pushes Horton up against the cage in a clinch.
Ashley displaying some good clinch control by pressing Horton up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashley manages to break the clinch.
Ashley moves into the clinch.
Horton lands an elbow inside.
Ashley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Horton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ashley's defenses.
Ashley trying to land knees to the body.
Ashley is looking to break free of the clinch but Horton has double underhooks.
Horton looking to slow down the pace here.
Ashley avoids the elbow strike from Horton, against the cage.
Ashley breaks the clinch.
Horton misses with a wild body shot.
Horton shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ashley defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ashley looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Horton is fending him off so far but Ashley persists. Nope, Horton circles away and we're back to standing.
Horton defending well as Ashley loads up on a big left hand.
Horton throws a fast counter high kick but Ashley manages to duck under it in time.
Ashley misses with a wild body shot.
Horton closes the distance and clinches.
Horton misses with the head strike.
Horton keeps control of Ashley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Horton missing with knees to the body.
Ashley taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Horton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashley wants to take the fight to the mat but Horton manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ashley manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Ashley keeping full guard, as Horton tries to pass.
Ashley pushes Horton off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Ashley shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Horton defends it nicely.
And Horton responds with a good body kick, but Ashley manages to step out the way in time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arlie Ashley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horton looks to throw a body kick
and Ashley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ashley avoids a kick to the body.
Ashley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ashley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ashley prevents a body shot from Horton.
Ashley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Horton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ashley is trying to stall.
Ashley manages to break the clinch.
Ashley takes the fight into the clinch.
Horton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ashley goes for a takedown attempt but Horton pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ashley moves out of range of the body kick from Horton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arlie Ashley dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ashley tries to land a front kick but Horton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Horton moves out of range of the body kick.
Horton is looking for the big counter here.
Horton tries to keep at a distance but Ashley has taken the fight into the clinch.
Horton tightens his grip and picks Ashley up, before dumping him to the ground. Ashley manages to land in guard.
Ashley pushes Horton off and gets back to his feet.
Horton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ashley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horton defending well as Ashley loads up on a big left hand.
Nice sprawl there from Horton as Ashley shoots in.
Horton is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Horton tries to counter with a clinch but Ashley shakes him off and moves away.
Ashley moves out of range of the body kick from Horton.
Ashley moves into the clinch successfully.
Ashley breaks the clinch.
Ashley tries a head kick but it misses.
Horton steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ashley.
Ashley looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Horton is fending him off so far but Ashley persists. Nope, Horton circles away and we're back to standing.
Ashley has Horton up against the cage in a clinch.
Horton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ashley jumps into guard, dragging Horton to the mat.
Ashley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Horton can do to turn this around?
Ashley has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Horton is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Ashley tries to circle away but Horton has him pinned against the cage.
Horton can't find room to land a body shot as Ashley controls the action.
Ashley has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Horton uses from the top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ashley wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Horton wants to stand and escape but instead Ashley has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Horton keeping moving, preventing Ashley from controlling successfully.
Ashley thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashley trying to control but Horton is working from the bottom.
Ashley thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ashley trying to control but Horton is working from the bottom.
Ashley is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Horton throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Ashley escapes and throws Horton's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Horton is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Ashley is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arlie Ashley dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ashley moves into range and clinches up with Horton.
Ashley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Horton's efforts to push away.
Ashley tries to circle away but Horton has him pinned against the cage.
Ashley is trying to force a seperation but Horton has the dominant position.
Ashley fails to pull guard.
Ashley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Horton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ashley.
Ashley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Horton moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ashley moves into the clinch.
Ashley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arlie Ashley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Horton has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ashley is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Horton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ashley is looking to break free of the clinch but Horton has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashley swings wildly with an uppercut but Horton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Horton changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ashley fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ellis Horton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ashley has managed to clinch.
Ashley pulls Horton into guard.
Ashley is adopting a defensive guard.
Ashley bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Horton's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ashley sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Horton's guard.
Ashley is trying to work for a kimura but Horton is defending well.
Ashley stands up out of the half guard.
Nice sprawl there from Horton as Ashley shoots in.
Ashley misses with a looping right.
Horton tries to counter with a clinch but Ashley shakes him off and moves away.
Horton tries to keep at a distance but Ashley has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Ashley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ashley tries to throw a body punch but Horton avoids it by throwing Ashley back against the cage.
Ashley is trying to pull guard but Horton has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arlie Ashley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ashley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ashley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Horton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Horton misses with a body punch.
Horton looking to stall.
Horton jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ashley walks away with a smile on his face. Horton gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ashley clinches up against the cage.
Ashley fails to pull guard.
Ashley can't get the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ashley wants to get back to striking at distance but Horton won't allow it.
Ashley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Horton has him pressed against the cage.
Ashley working hard to break the clinch.
Ashley manages to break the clinch.
Ashley tries to score with a low kick but Horton moves his leg out of the way.
Horton misses with a takedown attempt - Ashley sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ashley is looking to counter the offense by Horton and move into the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ashley lands with an overhand left.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arlie Ashley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ashley has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arlie Ashley!
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hype
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RATING
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