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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Ely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Wellies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Wellies has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aaron Ely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Wellies!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wellies scoring well with a low kick there.
Ely takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wellies tries to clinch up.
Ely goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wellies wants to clinch but Ely slips to the side
and Ely counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ely is breathing heavily.
Ely won't allow Wellies to sweep him here.
Wellies pulls Ely in close to his closed guard and prevents Ely from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ely is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wellies clinches.
Wellies stalls.
Ely jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wellies walks away with a smile on his face. Ely gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wellies moves in looking to clinch but Ely pushes him off.
Wellies gets a clinch.
Wellies landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Wellies.
Ely takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wellies lands an elbow inside that Ely shrugs off.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wellies obliges.
A knee to the head by Wellies.
Wellies putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ely in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wellies with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wellies has Ely pushed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wellies scores with a knee to the head.
Wellies connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ely's face.
Wellies is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wellies pressing his opponent against the cage.
Wellies with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wellies connects with a knee to the head.
Wellies scores with a knee to the head.
Wellies landing knees to the head.
Knees to the body from Wellies.
Wellies using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wellies connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ely's face.
Wellies lands a nice knee to the body.
Ely tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wellies smiles and moves away.
Johnny Wellies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wellies clinches up with Ely and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ely is trying to drag Wellies to the mat but Wellies just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Ely. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A knee to the head by Wellies.
Ely jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wellies walks away with a smile on his face. Ely gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wellies clinches.
Wellies effectively controlling the action here.
Wellies tries to stall but Ely uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wellies looking to throw knees to the head but Ely is blocking nicely.
Wellies just leaning against Ely, taking a breather.
Ely stalling.
Ely looking to slow down the pace here.
Wellies misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wellies lands a knee to the body.
Ely missing with knees to the body.
Wellies crunches a lovely knee into Ely's ribcage.
Ely misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wellies.
Wellies is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ely takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ely tries to break free but Wellies pushes him back against the cage.
Wellies throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ely blocks it with crossed arms.
Wellies with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Wellies.
Wellies throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ely throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wellies crunches a lovely knee into Ely's ribcage.
Wellies misses with a knee strike.
Ely wants a takedown.
Wellies tries to land a knee to the head but Ely blocks with his arms.
Wellies with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wellies with a knee to the head.
Wellies holding his opponent close, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Wellies dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wellies fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wellies throws a head kick that half lands.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wellies.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wellies lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ely's sensitive parts.
Wellies tries to clinch
and Ely decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wellies's guard.
Ely is fighting to break Wellies's control of his arms but Wellies is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Wellies tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wellies controlling Ely's posture.
Wellies tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellies controlling Ely's posture.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Johnny Wellies wasn't active enough on the ground.
Wellies rushes Ely and presses him up against the cage.
Wellies connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ely's face.
Ely tries to pull guard but Wellies holds him up against the cage and eventually Ely drops back down to his feet.
Ely drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wellies misses with a knee to the head.
Wellies comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ely has a couple of punches blocked by Wellies.
Ely goes for a takedown attempt but Wellies pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Ely. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wellies tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ely manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wellies wants to clinch up but Ely keeps it at a distance.
Wellies clinches up with Ely and pushes him back against the cage.
Wellies dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Wellies with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ely managing to block the knees to the body from Wellies.
Ely breaks the clinch.
Wellies lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wellies stuffs the takedown attempt from Ely. Ely gets slowly back to his feet.
Ely has his takedown stuffed
and Wellies counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That kick from Wellies tenderised Ely's leg. Ely is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ely shoots in looking for a takedown but Wellies manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ely's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wellies pushes Ely up against the cage in a clinch.
Wellies throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ely blocks it with crossed arms.
Wellies stalling.
Wellies landing knees to the head.
Ely missing with knees to the body.
Wellies with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wellies using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Wellies.
Wellies connects with a knee to the head.
Ely jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wellies walks away with a smile on his face. Ely gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wellies tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ely paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wellies lands a leg kick that knocks Ely off balance momentarily.
Ely shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Wellies manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wellies has a closed guard, preventing Ely from standing up.
Wellies wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Wellies controls Ely momentarily but Ely frees himself.
Elyis looking to pass into half guard but Wellies pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Wellies is in guard.
Wellies wants to control from the top but Ely keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Johnny Wellies will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Wellies tries to clinch but Ely moves out of range.
Wellies pushes Ely up against the cage in a clinch.
Wellies lands a nice knee to the body.
Ely fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wellies working Ely over with knees to the body.
Wellies crunches a lovely knee into Ely's ribcage.
Ely takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wellies landing knees to the head.
Wellies scores a nice knee to the body.
Wellies tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wellies misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ely.
Wellies missing with knees to the body.
Wellies with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ely on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ely is trying to break free.
Wellies with a knee to the head.
Wellies stalling in the clinch but Ely improves position.
A knee to the head by Wellies.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellies with a knee to the head.
Wellies misses with a knee strike.
Ely can't get the takedown.
Ely drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wellies pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Ely. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wellies is looking to clinch.
Wellies tries to clinch but Ely moves away
and Ely decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wellies's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ely trying to move into half guard but instead Wellies has managed to sweep!
Wellies content to stall in guard here.
Wellies slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wellies lands an elbow.
Ely wants to control but Wellies postures up.
Wellies wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ely, who protects the arm well.
Ely is trying to control Wellies's posture but Wellies avoids it.
Wellies is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Ely's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ely tries to improve position but can't.
Ely is working hard here to advance position.
Ely is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ely wants to control but Wellies postures up.
Wellies controlling the position.
Wellies tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Wellies has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Johnny Wellies is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ely tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wellies wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Wellies lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Wellies lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ely down.
Wellies is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Ely will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Wellies in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Wellies comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wellies winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Wellies!
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