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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roy Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ellis has chosen Avril Lavigne - Hot as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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180 cm
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182 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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177 cm
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180 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roy Brown! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Ellis! The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown misses with a leg kick. Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ellis. Brown throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ellis. Brown throws a push kick but Ellis slaps the foot to one side. Brown shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ellis manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Ellis pulls Brown in close to prevent any damage. Brown tries to free his leg and advance position but Ellis is retaining full guard. Ellis pulls Brown in close to prevent any damage. Ellis keeping full guard, as Brown tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round. Brown in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Ellis has control of Brown's left arm, preventing Brown from doing any damage. Brown throws a strike but Ellis rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Ellis slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Brown looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ellis is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Brown has his foot on Ellis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ellis works his way back into a safe position though. Ellis preventing the sweep. Ellis gets to his feet. Brown looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! Good work by Ellis as he checks the leg kick. Brown slips a straight right by Ellis. A head kick misses from Brown. Brown throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Anthony Ellis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Ellis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Roy Brown has been cut. Brown avoids the body shot from Ellis.
Ellis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown blocks a jab. Ellis scores with the left hand. Brown knows he should have avoided that one. Brown takes one on the button. Nice shot lands for Ellis. Ellis blocks a head kick by Brown.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ellis scores with a punch to the head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Ellis throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Ellis drops Brown with a beautiful combination! Brown stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ellis is looking for the KO!
Brown is rocked!
Roy Brown's cut is getting worse. Brown misses with a body kick. Ellis throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Ellis takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses. Brown throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. A punch combination from Ellis misses. Brown slips under a jab. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Ellis dominated that round. The cut man is working on Roy Brown's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Brown cracks the inside of Ellis's front leg. A jab from Ellis misses. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ellis, as that shot connected.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ellis.
Ellis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Ellis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Brown tries for a takedown but Ellis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Brown scores with a nice body kick.
Brown is looking to score with low kicks. Ellis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brown moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Brown goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Brown looks to land a body kick but Ellis moved away. Ellis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brown. Brown obviously looking to wear him down.
Brown with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Anthony Ellis seems to be getting the better of the standup. Ellis lands with a straight right. Brown didn't see that one coming. Ellis cracks Brown with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Brown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ellis.
A solid body kick from Brown.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brown, right into the meat.
Ellis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it. Anthony Ellis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Brown misses with a kick to the body.
Brown shoots in and drives through. Ellis sprawls well. Brown lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ellis takes a step back to recover. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Brown throws a nice inside leg kick. Ellis is breathing heavily. Ellis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ellis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brown circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ellis misses with a hook. Ellis lands the left hand.
Roy Brown's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Brown lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ellis's sensitive parts. Brown turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Brown throws a head kick that half lands.
Brown looks for the body kick but Ellis saw that one coming. Brown scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Ellis manages to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Brown missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Brown lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Ellis has hold of Brown's hands but Brown slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Ellis is trying to maintain the position but Brown is very close to passing his half guard. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Brown throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Brown dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Roy Brown's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown shoots for a takedown but Ellis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Brown cracks the inside of Ellis's front leg. Ellis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Ellis scores with a punch to the head. Ellis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brown on the side of the head. Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ellis blocks a leg kick. Ellis digs a good body shot into Brown's ribs. Ellis moves out of range of the body kick. Ellis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round. Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Ellis moves out of range of the body kick. Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown is looking to score with low kicks. Ellis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away. Brown misses with a low kick. Ellis scores with a jab to the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brown.
Ellis lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Brown throws a solid leg kick but Ellis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brown. Brown takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Both fighters are breathing heavily. A right-left combo lands from Ellis. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Ellis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ellis throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily. Ellis scores with a jab to the body. Brown throws a wild body kick that Ellis sees coming a mile off. Ellis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ellis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ellis cracks Brown with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jeez, Roy Brown's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Roy Brown's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Anthony Ellis! Anthony Ellis is the new welterweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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