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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomasz Drwal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ellis comes to the cage accompanied by Avril Lavigne - Hot. Drwal has chosen Nightwish Crimson Tide as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 lbs
26 - 13 - 0 |
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187 lbs
12 - 15 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 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
12 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tomasz Drwal!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drwal scores with a nice head shot.
Drwal tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ellis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ellis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Drwal wants to clinch up but Ellis keeps it at a distance.
Drwal tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ellis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Drwal doesn't manage to clinch there - Ellis circles away.
Drwal darts in trying to clinch
and Ellis counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ellis looks to land a body kick but Drwal moved away.
Ellis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drwal.
Ellis misses with a straight left.
Ellis slips under a jab from Drwal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drwal gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Drwal breaks the clinch.
Ellis dodges the punch combination from Drwal.
Drwal looks to clinch
and Ellis counters with a nice uppercut.
Drwal throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ellis.
Drwal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Ellis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drwal takes a swing at Ellis's ribcage but misses.
Drwal closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ellis moves into the clinch.
Drwal misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ellis blocking some punches.
Ellis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drwal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ellis struggles to land a body shot inside as Drwal controls his hands.
A short right from Drwal.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ellis struggles to land a body shot inside as Drwal controls his hands.
Drwal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ellis closes the distance and clinches.
Drwal tries to land knees in the clinch but Ellis avoids the damage to the body.
Ellis struggles to land a body shot inside as Drwal controls his hands.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ellis tries to throw a body punch but Drwal avoids it by throwing Ellis back against the cage.
Drwal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drwal tries a body shot but Ellis blocks it.
Ellis scores with a shoulder strike.
Ellis throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis avoiding damage as Drwal throws knees to the body.
Drwal tries a body shot but Ellis blocks it.
Ellis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drwal breaks from the clinch.
Tomasz Drwal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drwal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drwal is looking to clinch but Ellis is avoiding it.
Drwal misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drwal moves into range and clinches up with Ellis.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ellis.
Ellis pushes Drwal back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ellis gets through Drwal's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ellis misses with a punch to the body.
Ellis is leaning against Drwal and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ellis has a couple of punches blocked by Drwal.
Ellis lands a nice uppercut.
Ellis tries a body shot but Drwal blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis gets through Drwal's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Drwal is trying to force a seperation but Ellis has the dominant position.
Ellis scores with a shot to the side of Drwal's head.
Ellis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drwal blocks a body shot from Ellis.
Drwal working aggressively here.
Ellis lands with a light punch inside.
Drwal lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ellis backwards.
Ellis blocks a body shot from Drwal.
Ellis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Drwal or not.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Drwal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ellis has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drwal is looking to break free of the clinch but Ellis has double underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Ellis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Drwal has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ellis is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ellis lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Ellis dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Drwal wants to clinch but Ellis slips to the side
and Ellis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Drwal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ellis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Drwal moves to clinch but Ellis breaks away
and Ellis counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ellis presses Drwal against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ellis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Drwal's efforts to push away.
Ellis misses with a punch to the body.
Ellis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ellis lands with a short shot to the head.
Drwal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ellis has him pressed against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drwal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ellis's elbow.
Ellis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ellis tries a body shot but Drwal blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Ellis.
Ellis pushes Drwal back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Drwal is breathing heavily.
Ellis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ellis is pushing Drwal up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ellis misses with a body punch.
Ellis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ellis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drwal blocks a body shot from Ellis.
Ellis digs a right hand into Drwal's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Drwal's gas tank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ellis tries a body shot but Drwal blocks it.
Anthony Ellis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Drwal lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ellis throws a head punch that misses.
Ellis tries a body shot but Drwal blocks it.
Drwal has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A left hand lands to the body for Drwal.
Drwal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drwal takes the fight into the clinch.
Drwal blocks a body shot from Ellis.
Ellis tries to work over Drwal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ellis lands a left hand.
Drwal stalling in the clinch.
Drwal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ellis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ellis has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Drwal stalling in the clinch but Ellis improves position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ellis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Drwal with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Drwal tries to circle away but Ellis has him pinned against the cage.
Ellis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Drwal backwards.
A short right from Ellis.
Ellis lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drwal misses with the head strike.
Drwal working aggressively here.
Ellis lands with a left to the head.
Drwal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ellis has him pressed against the cage.
Ellis can't find room to land a body shot as Drwal controls the action.
Ellis struggles to land a body shot inside as Drwal controls his hands.
Ellis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ellis lands a right hand.
Ellis pushes Drwal back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drwal is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ellis misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Drwal creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ellis tries to throw a body punch but Drwal avoids it by throwing Ellis back against the cage.
Drwal gets through Ellis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ellis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Ellis.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ellis cracks Drwal with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ellis stalling in the clinch.
Drwal lands an uppercut.
Ellis avoiding damage as Drwal throws knees to the body.
Ellis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drwal takes a shot to the head.
Drwal lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ellis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ellis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ellis lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Ellis.
Ellis misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drwal trying to stall but Ellis improves his position.
Drwal misses with a punch to the body.
Drwal stalling in the clinch but Ellis improves position.
Drwal prevents a body shot from Ellis.
Ellis lands a hook that snaps the head of Drwal backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Ellis dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Drwal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A combination from Drwal does no damage.
Ellis has managed to clinch.
A hook to the body from Ellis.
Drwal manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Drwal blocks a body shot from Ellis.
Drwal has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Drwal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Drwal displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Drwal throws a right hand that misses
and Ellis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Drwal throws a head kick that misses
and Ellis counters with a good low kick that Drwal was not able to check.
Ellis connects with a right hand. Drwal shakes it off.
Drwal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Drwal coming out on top.
Drwal closes the distance but Ellis moves to the side
and Ellis counters by clinching up.
The referee calls for Ellis to work.
Ellis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drwal's elbow.
Ellis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ellis lands a shoulder strike.
Drwal missing with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ellis struggles to land a body shot inside as Drwal controls his hands.
Ellis misses with a punch to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ellis.
Ellis presses Drwal against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ellis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ellis blocking some punches.
Drwal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ellis taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ellis works on Drwal's body with a couple of short punches.
Ellis tries to work over Drwal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ellis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ellis pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ellis digs a right hand into Drwal's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Drwal's gas tank.
Ellis lands a body punch.
Ellis is stalling here.
Still in the clinch, Ellis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ellis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drwal can do to turn this around?
Ellis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Drwal backwards.
Drwal is rocked!
Ellis creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Drwal's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Drwal drops to his knees and Ellis pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Ellis!
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