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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johann Bernoulli (ranked 3274 p4p, 306 weight class) and Cory Ashby (ranked 2884 p4p, 275 weight class). Cory Ashby will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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264 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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265 lbs
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Good wrestling
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johann Bernoulli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cory Ashby!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ashby scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Johann Bernoulli has been cut.
Bernoulli shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bernoulli trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bernoulli stopping the sweep attempt from Ashby.
Bernoulli lands a couple of elbows.
Bernoulli trying to control but Ashby is working from the bottom.
Bernoulli postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bernoulli throws a big elbow that misses.
Bernoulli postures up in Ashby's guard and throws a big left but Ashby blocks it.
Bernoulli missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bernoulli accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bernoulli stops Ashby from standing up.
Bernoulli working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ashby's head.
Ashby has momentary wrist control but Bernoulli slips an elbow through the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ashby wants to stand but Bernoulli is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernoulli looking to sit in guard and control but Ashby gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ashby preventing the sweep.
Bernoulli pulls Ashby in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bernoulli not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bernoulli lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Bernoulli might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bernoulli postures up in Ashby's guard and throws a big left but Ashby blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bernoulli accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bernoulli postures up in Ashby's guard and throws a big left but Ashby blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bernoulli throws an elbow that misses. Ashby uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bernoulli's guard. Nice move by Ashby!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bernoulli is on top in guard.
Bernoulli makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bernoulli working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bernoulli working some strikes from top position.
Bernoulli postures up in Ashby's guard and throws a big left but Ashby blocks it.
Bernoulli working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bernoulli chips away with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bernoulli accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bernoulli throws a big right hand that misses.
Ashby is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bernoulli wants to control from the top but Ashby keeps moving.
Bernoulli makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashby working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bernoulli.
Bernoulli stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ashby swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ashby avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bernoulli throws a strike but Ashby rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ashby won't allow Bernoulli to sweep him here.
Bernoulli is working hard here to advance position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bernoulli holds on and takes a little breather.
Bernoulli lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Bernoulli throws an elbow that misses. Ashby uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bernoulli's guard. Nice move by Ashby!
Bernoulli looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Bernoulli tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bernoulli is pulling down on Ashby's head to control his posture.
Bernoulli trying to control the position.
Ashby decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Bernoulli looks for a takedown but Ashby sprawls well.
Ashby throws a counter combo.
Bernoulli fails to land the takedown.
Bernoulli has closed the distance and engaged Ashby in a clinch.
Ashby working hard to break the clinch.
Bernoulli keeps control of Ashby as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bernoulli throws a head punch that misses.
Bernoulli lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ashby backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johann Bernoulli dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johann Bernoulli's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bernoulli has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ashby slaps away a takedown attempt from Bernoulli, before circling back to the center of the mat.
As Bernoulli backs off Ashby throws a huge counter combo but Bernoulli manages to avoid it all.
Bernoulli looks for a takedown but Ashby sprawls well.
No luck for Bernoulli with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johann Bernoulli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ashby slips a straight right by Bernoulli.
Johann Bernoulli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bernoulli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ashby.
Bernoulli closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bernoulli lands in his opponent's guard.
Ashby is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bernoulli prevents Ashby from breaking the clinch.
Bernoulli goes for a takedown attempt but Ashby pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nice combo by Ashby! Oh, that's hurt him - Bernoulli falls to the canvas and Ashby follows him into side control.
Bernoulli is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashby decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Oh Bernoulli is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cory Ashby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ashby cracks Bernoulli's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Bernoulli slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Ashby can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cory Ashby!
Cory Ashby 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
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FIGHT
RATING
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