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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tracey Ellison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan O Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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177 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tracey Ellison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan O Connor!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Connor drives through and clinches with Ellison against the cage.
O Connor gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Ellison is positioning himself well to prevent O Connor advancing to mount.
O Connor is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ellison defends it well.
Ellison is controlling O Connor's trapped leg to prevent O Connor from advancing to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ellison manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Ellison throws a head kick that half lands.
Ellison lands a head kick!
Ellison darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ellison not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Connor trying to control from the bottom.
O Connor has hold of Ellison's hands but Ellison slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ellison working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ellison could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ellison working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ellison scoring with strikes to the body and head.
O Connor actively working from the bottom here.
O Connor gets full guard.
Ellison working some strikes from top position.
Ellison working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of O Connor's head.
Ellison might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ellison content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ellison has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ellison makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ellison working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of O Connor's head.
O Connor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Connor is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ellison is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellison is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ellison scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ellison postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
O Connor is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ellison defends well.
Ellison with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ellison is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ellison cracks O Connor with a solid left hand.
O Connor looking to control.
Ellison is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ellison is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ellison makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ellison is working O Connor over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ellison's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellison working some strikes from top position.
Ellison connects with a couple of short punches.
Ellison landing some decent shots from guard.
Ellison lands a couple of elbows.
Ellison working some strikes from top position.
Ellison loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ellison stops O Connor from standing up.
O Connor is controlling Ellison's posture.
Ellison lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
O Connor really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ellison. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ellison lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ellison postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ellison postures up and lands a big shot to O Connor's brow.
O Connor is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ellison defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellison connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ellison keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of O Connor's head.
Ellison preventing the sweep.
Ellison is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ellison keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of O Connor's head.
O Connor has momentary wrist control but Ellison slips an elbow through the middle.
Ellison connects with a couple of short punches.
Ellison with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ellison working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ellison is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ellison is looking to work some ground and pound but O Connor has wrist control.
Ellison is breathing heavily.
Ellison postures up and lands a big shot to O Connor's brow.
O Connor trying to keep a closed guard but Ellison is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tracey Ellison dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
O Connor shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than O Connor was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ellison keeping his opponent close.
Ellison manages to get back to half guard.
O Connor slips a nice elbow through Ellison's hands, connecting with Ellison's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellison controlling the position well.
Ellison is looking to control O Connor's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ellison avoid being mounted?
Ellison flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Ellison punching from the bottom.
Ellison tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Ellison keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Ellison wants to control but O Connor is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ellison holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Ellison is trying to get back to full guard.
Ellison looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellison misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Ellison is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Ellison is defending against the submission attempts here by O Connor.
Ellison trying to control from the bottom.
Ellison punching from the bottom.
Ellison misses with some strikes from the bottom.
O Connor is trying to control the action in half guard but Ellison is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ellison kicks off O Connor and gets to his feet.
Ryan O Connor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellison tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. O Connor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ellison pushes O Connor up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
O Connor has had enough of the clinch but Ellison keeps him there for the moment.
Ellison manages to break the clinch.
Ellison throws a head kick that misses.
O Connor bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ellison tries to bench press O Connor off him but O Connor keeps the position.
Ellison throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
O Connor is looking to take a break and control but Ellison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ellison wants to control but O Connor postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Connor wants to stand but Ellison has his arm trapped.
Ellison struggling a bit here.
Ellison holding on.
O Connor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ellison keeps working.
Ellison holding on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ellison tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. O Connor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tracey Ellison dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
O Connor shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ellison's guard.
Ellison seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
O Connor trying to control the position from guard on top but Ellison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ellison managing to control the position.
Ellison is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Ellison successfully pulls guard.
O Connor wants to control from the top but Ellison keeps moving.
Ellison managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellison looking for a triangle here. O Connor is fighting it but it looks tight! Ellison pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, O Connor is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Tracey Ellison!
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energy
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hype
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