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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Christina Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyron Woodley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ellis comes to the cage accompanied by her song. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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184 lbs
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182 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Christina Ellis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyron Woodley!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellis thows a body shot but no joy.
Woodley shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ellis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Woodley content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ellis is refusing to be controlled, as Woodley sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ellis trying to control but Woodley postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Woodley wants to control but Ellis is keeping him busy.
Tyron Woodley has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Ellis fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Woodley to the ground. Ellis is now in Woodley's guard.
Woodley pulls Ellis in close to his closed guard and prevents Ellis from doing any damage or advancing position.
Woodley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ellis has gone for a leg lock! Woodley slips out almost immediately though and dives into Ellis's guard.
Woodley is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ellis working a defensive guard but Woodley manages to pass into side control anyway.
Ellis tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Woodley presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ellis is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodley landing shots from mount.
Ellis in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Woodley has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ellis's face.
Ellis working to try and regain half guard.
Ellis wants to control but Woodley is having none of it.
Ellis working to try and regain half guard.
Woodley trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Woodley sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ellis wants to control but Woodley is having none of it.
Woodley lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Woodley raining down hammerfists from mount.
Woodley has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ellis's face.
Ellis keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyron Woodley dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Woodley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Woodley lands a nice hook to Ellis's body. Ellis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ellis moves forwards but Woodley connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ellis is rocked!
It looks like Christina Ellis has been cut.
Woodley gets a takedown into half guard.
Oh Ellis is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ellis is looking to control Woodley's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ellis avoid being mounted?
Woodley is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ellis seems to have got his legs back now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woodley is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ellis is refusing to be controlled, as Woodley sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Woodley passes to side control.
Woodley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ellis keeps working.
Woodley lands some shots froms side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woodley working the head and body with strikes.
Woodley is looking to take a break and control but Ellis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ellis is trying to control Woodley's posture but Woodley avoids it.
Woodley lands a few punches from side control.
Ellis regains half guard there - taking advantage of Woodley's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Woodley is working away from the top position though.
Woodley wants to take a breather but Ellis is having none of it.
Ellis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Woodley perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ellis is trying to get back to full guard.
Ellis gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis looking to control.
Ellis wants to sweep here but Woodley controlling him for the moment.
Woodley trying to control but Ellis is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ellis can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Woodley controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyron Woodley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Christina Ellis's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ellis fails to land the takedown.
Woodley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Woodley swinging wildly here.
Ellis doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Woodley counters with a takedown into side control.
Ellis is looking for a sweep.
Ellis is trying to escape the position but Woodley is controlling the position.
Ellis is looking to regain half guard here but Woodley keeps moving and retains side control.
Woodley has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis tries to reverse the position but Woodley maintains control.
Ellis is working hard here to advance position.
Woodley looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Woodley lands a big elbow.
Woodley postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ellis looks a forlorn figure.
Woodley wants to control the pace but Ellis is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woodley can't control as he wanted to and Ellis manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Woodley prevents Ellis from improving his position.
Woodley looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tyron Woodley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ellis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Woodley has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ellis is squirming around, avoiding Woodley's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis is working to get back to half guard.
Woodley can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ellis is looking to escape.
Ellis is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woodley in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ellis wants to control but Woodley is having none of it.
Ellis is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Woodley unloading with bombs!
Christina Ellis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyron Woodley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ellis throwing hammer fists to the chest of Woodley. What's that going to do exactly?
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyron Woodley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Woodley has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyron Woodley!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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