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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Cooney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ellis comes to the cage accompanied by Avril Lavigne - Hot. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Ellis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jamie Cooney!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Reed Andrews and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Ellis lands.
Cooney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Ellis misses the target.
Cooney looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice body kick there by Cooney.
Ellis scores with a jab. Cooney acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ellis thuds his right hand into Cooney's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cooney walks into a jab.
Ellis throws a hook to the side of Cooney's head but Cooney sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cooney tries to score with a low kick but Ellis moves his leg out of the way.
Cooney goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ellis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cooney counters with a nice body kick.
The fighters circling - Ellis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cooney blocks a leg kick.
Ellis cracks Cooney with a good jab.
Ellis with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis leaves Cooney with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cooney misses with a low kick.
Cooney slips under a jab from Ellis.
Cooney slips a jab and a cross from Ellis.
Ellis moves out of range of the leg kick from Cooney.
Cooney on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ellis throws an overhand right that lands on Cooney's shoulder, as Cooney tries to avoid the shot.
Ellis throws the kick towards the body but Cooney avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ellis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters circling - Ellis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ellis checks a low kick from Cooney.
Ellis misses with an uppercut. Cooney saw that one coming.
Cooney throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ellis checks a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cooney lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ellis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ellis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ellis throws a leg kick that misses.
Ellis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ellis tries to land a front kick but Cooney steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ellis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cooney moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cooney misses with a hook. Ellis ducked under it nicely.
Ellis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cooney throws a head kick that misses.
Cooney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ellis.
Cooney on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ellis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooney misses with a wild body shot.
Ellis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cooney throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ellis misses with a kick to the body
and Cooney cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anthony Ellis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cooney scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cooney keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ellis.
Cooney misses with a straight left.
Cooney throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ellis is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cooney looks for the body kick but Ellis saw that one coming.
Ellis looks to land a right hand but Cooney moved out of range.
Ellis throws a right hand that Cooney ducks under and follows up with a left that Cooney also avoids with ease.
Cooney throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice shot lands for Ellis.
Ellis tries to clinch up but Cooney circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis lands a leg kick that knocks Cooney off balance momentarily.
Cooney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A low kick from Cooney misses
and Ellis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Anthony Ellis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Ellis.
Ellis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cooney.
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!
Cooney displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ellis throws out the jab.
Ellis throws a hook to the side of Cooney's head but Cooney sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cooney throws a leg kick
and Ellis counters with a stiff right hand.
Cooney moves away from the strike by Ellis.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ellis misses with an uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cooney.
Ellis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ellis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Ellis dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cooney wants to slow Ellis down by chopping away at his legs.
Cooney blocks a low kick nicely.
Cooney throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cooney fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anthony Ellis is winning the standup battle so far.
Cooney misses with an uppercut.
Ellis swings for the body but Cooney moves out of range.
Ellis throws a hook to the side of Cooney's head but Cooney sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cooney takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cooney staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Ellis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ellis thuds a left hand into Cooney's body.
Ellis misses the shot to the body.
Cooney takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cooney misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis tries to clinch up.
Cooney shoots in but no luck this time.
Ellis lands a nice shot that snaps Cooney's head back.
Ellis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good exchange - Ellis coming out on top.
Ellis misses with a left hand
and Cooney counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheers as Ellis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cooney doesn't seem phased though.
Cooney is looking to score with low kicks.
Ellis cracks Cooney with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ellis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cooney takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ellis moves out of range as Cooney throws a body kick.
Cooney with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ellis to score with a decent uppercut.
Ellis blocks a low kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooney.
A jab from Cooney misses.
Ellis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cooney sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ellis throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooney.
Ellis throws a looping overhand right but Cooney ducks down to avoid it.
Ellis ducks under a wild hook from Cooney.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ellis throws a jab when Cooney was well out of range.
Ellis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cooney in his tracks.
Ellis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ellis misses with an uppercut.
Ellis misses with a looping left.
Cooney changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ellis looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ellis tries to buck Cooney off but Cooney is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooney cracks Ellis with a big right hand but Ellis just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ellis is not content to let Cooney control the position.
Ellis tries to bench press Cooney off him but Cooney keeps the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cooney slows the pace down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis can't do much from the bottom here.
Ellis is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Cooney's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Cooney is figuring out what he wants to do next.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Let's hope that Cooney has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Ellis dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Cooney takes one to the side of the head.
Ellis is looking to score with low kicks.
Ellis misses with a straight left.
Ellis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cooney counters with a leg kick.
Cooney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooney misses with a straight left.
Cooney on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ellis misses with a wild body shot.
Ellis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ellis misses with a series of wild punches.
Cooney moves away from the strike by Ellis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooney lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ellis lands a high kick!
Ellis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ellis throws a shot to the body.
Ellis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cooney waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ellis.
Cooney tries to score with a low kick but Ellis moves his leg out of the way.
Cooney ducks under a wild hook from Ellis.
Ellis connects with the punch.
Cooney tries to score with a low kick but Ellis moves his leg out of the way.
Cooney has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cooney avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cooney is looking to slow Ellis down with leg kicks.
Cooney avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jamie Cooney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis lands a lovely overhand right.
Cooney tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ellis misses with a wild body shot.
Cooney fails with a takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ellis thows a body shot but no joy.
Cooney looks to land a body kick but Ellis moved away.
Cooney shoots in looking for a takedown but Ellis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cooney's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cooney throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ellis throws a hook but Cooney avoids it easily.
Good exchange - Ellis coming out on top.
Ellis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ellis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cooney manages to avoid it.
Cooney tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ellis is able to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis scores with a nice strike.
Ellis throws a right and a left that Cooney avoids nicely.
A swing and a miss from Ellis.
Ellis throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooney.
Cooney slips under a jab.
Ellis lands a jab to Cooney's midsection.
Ellis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ellis lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ellis misses with a hook.
Jab, jab by Ellis - just one landing.
Cooney throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cooney throws a push kick but Ellis slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis misses with a right hand
and Cooney counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ellis misses with a body shot.
Cooney gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ellis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Anthony Ellis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamie Cooney.
A big left from Ellis misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ellis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ellis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooney takes one to the side of the head.
Ellis throws a head kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ellis slips under a jab from Cooney.
Cooney throws a hook but Ellis avoids it easily.
Ellis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Ellis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ellis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Ellis!
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