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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler McClain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominique Ellsworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McClain comes into the arena with New Found Glory - Ready and Willing blaring out of the sound system. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyler McClain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dominique Ellsworth!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McClain.
Ellsworth throws a wild body kick that McClain sees coming a mile off.
A head kick by Ellsworth misses
and McClain counters with a shoot takedown. Ellsworth fights it but they end up in guard.
McClain won't allow Ellsworth to sweep him here.
Ellsworth wants to stand but McClain is controlling the position.
McClain preventing the sweep.
McClain tries to free his leg and advance position but Ellsworth is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McClain is looking to work some ground and pound but Ellsworth has wrist control.
McClain engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
McClain throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McClain lands a couple of decent looking shots.
McClain with a nice head shot there.
McClain working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
McClain controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
McClain works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ellsworth is trying to control but can't.
McClain lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
McClain is trying to control. Ellsworth wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
McClain slows the pace down in half guard.
Ellsworth really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McClain. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellsworth is looking to improve his position.
McClain stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
McClain stalks Ellsworth and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ellsworth's face. Ellsworth staggers backwards, shaken.
McClain misses with a two punch combination.
Ellsworth lands a nice looking kick to the body. McClain takes a step back to recover.
McClain is breathing heavily.
Ellsworth moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellsworth gets underhooks to prevent McClain's takedown attempt.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ellsworth takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
McClain takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ellsworth lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ellsworth with a knee to the head.
Ellsworth content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ellsworth comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ellsworth with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ellsworth with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ellsworth landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ellsworth unloads a knee to the mid-section. McClain lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ellsworth lands a nice elbow.
Ellsworth with a knee to the head.
Ellsworth is stalling here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McClain takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ellsworth lands a knee to the body.
Ellsworth digs a right hand underneath McClain's ribcage. McClain let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ellsworth lands a nice knee to the body.
McClain takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ellsworth crunches a lovely knee into McClain's ribcage.
McClain could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ellsworth lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ellsworth avoiding damage.
Ellsworth is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ellsworth unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominique Ellsworth dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ellsworth moves in looking to clinch but McClain pushes him off.
Horrible takedown attempt by McClain or perhaps it was just good defense by Ellsworth, which made it look bad.
Ellsworth misses with a body kick.
Dominique Ellsworth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ellsworth tries a head kick but it misses.
Ellsworth leaves McClain with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ellsworth is looking to clinch.
McClain circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ellsworth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dominique Ellsworth seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ellsworth lands a knee to the head.
Ellsworth is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McClain takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ellsworth landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ellsworth landing knees to the body.
Ellsworth is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
McClain is looking to control Ellsworth's arms but Ellsworth gets an underhook and turns him. Now McClain has his back to the ropes.
Ellsworth pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Ellsworth lands a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ellsworth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellsworth connects with a nasty looking knee right to McClain's face.
Ellsworth holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Ellsworth lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ellsworth scores with a shot to the side of McClain's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice elbow from Ellsworth.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ellsworth obliges.
Nice elbow from Ellsworth.
Ellsworth is stalling here.
Ellsworth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ellsworth putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McClain in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McClain takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ellsworth lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ellsworth.
Ellsworth taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ellsworth connects with a nasty looking knee right to McClain's face.
A left hand lands to the body for Ellsworth.
McClain takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ellsworth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McClain's elbow.
McClain takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ellsworth lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ellsworth lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ellsworth lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ellsworth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ellsworth unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellsworth lands a knee to the body.
Ellsworth trying to control the position but instead, McClain has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ellsworth into the ropes.
Ellsworth lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ellsworth lands a knee to the body.
McClain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ellsworth has him pressed against the ropes.
Ellsworth is leaning against McClain and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ellsworth lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ellsworth can't find room to land a body shot as McClain controls the action.
Ellsworth lands a damaging elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ellsworth takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominique Ellsworth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ellsworth thuds his shin into the meat of McClain's side.
Tyler McClain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ellsworth is looking to clinch.
Ellsworth gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ellsworth is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
McClain advances position into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ellsworth tries to bench press McClain off him but McClain keeps the position.
Ellsworth is trying to control McClain's posture but McClain avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McClain gets to mount! Ellsworth was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Poor strikes thrown by McClain there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
McClain working Ellsworth over with strikes here.
McClain controlling his opponent.
Ellsworth wants to hold on but McClain pushes him away.
Ellsworth is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ellsworth defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from McClain.
Ellsworth is squirming around, avoiding McClain's attempts to control the action.
McClain avoids the attempt from Ellsworth to control.
Ellsworth is trying to stand.
Ellsworth tries to reverse the position but McClain maintains control.
McClain looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellsworth wants to control but McClain is having none of it.
Ellsworth squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Ellsworth wants to control but McClain is having none of it.
McClain controlling the position easily from mount.
Ellsworth wants to hold on but McClain pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
McClain looking for a guillotine from mount but Ellsworth is having none of it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ellsworth is wriggling around trying to escape.
McClain throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ellsworth because McClain loaded up on that one.
Ellsworth is bucking up trying to escape but McClain cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
McClain can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ellsworth is looking to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ellsworth tries to reverse the position but McClain maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler McClain clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ellsworth looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McClain went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
McClain scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McClain looks to land a combination. Ellsworth sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ellsworth throws a body kick that misses.
McClain closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ellsworth quickly recovers to half guard.
Ellsworth controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
McClain is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ellsworth is just riding it out for now. McClain eventually gives up the hold.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McClain keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellsworth avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McClain.
McClain throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McClain throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ellsworth is trying to stand back up but McClain is controlling him
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
McClain tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ellsworth knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
McClain stops Ellsworth from getting back to his feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ellsworth throws a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for McClain, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ellsworth throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tyler McClain is winning the standup battle so far.
McClain pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ellsworth back to the ropes. McClain follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ellsworth instigates a clinch.
McClain tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ellsworth lands a right hand that snaps the head of McClain backwards.
McClain takes a knee to the side of the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ellsworth with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ellsworth is working McClain over against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellsworth is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ellsworth.
Ellsworth lands a nice elbow.
Ellsworth with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ellsworth with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ellsworth is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Ellsworth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ellsworth has McClain pressed against the ropes.
Ellsworth trying to control the position but instead, McClain has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ellsworth into the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McClain as Ellsworth tries to tie him up.
Ellsworth lands a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ellsworth as McClain tries to tie him up.
Ellsworth lands a knee to the head.
Ellsworth blocking some punches.
McClain is trying to maintain a safe position but Ellsworth gets an underhook and turns McClain into the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominique Ellsworth dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Ellsworth misses with a combination
and McClain counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ellsworth looks to land a body kick but McClain moved away.
McClain's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and McClain duly obliges.
McClain lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ellsworth circles away quickly and effectively.
Ellsworth clinches up against the ropes.
Ellsworth is looking to control McClain's arms but McClain gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ellsworth has his back to the ropes.
McClain wants to break free but Ellsworth has control.
McClain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McClain's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ellsworth lands a knee to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ellsworth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McClain tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ellsworth just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Ellsworth lands an elbow that stopped McClain in his tracks for a moment.
A left hand lands to the body for Ellsworth.
Ellsworth with a knee to the head.
Ellsworth lands a knee to the body.
Ellsworth scores with a knee to the head.
Ellsworth using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ellsworth landing knees to the body.
Come on Ellsworth - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
McClain is trying to break free.
Ellsworth creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McClain's defenses.
Ellsworth lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellsworth lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McClain is trying to break the clinch but Ellsworth has him pressed against the ropes.
Ellsworth using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ellsworth lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Ellsworth.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ellsworth.
Ellsworth tries to throw a body punch but McClain avoids it by throwing Ellsworth back against the ropes.
McClain blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ellsworth lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ellsworth misses with some punches.
Dominique Ellsworth is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ellsworth prevents McClain from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellsworth blocking some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ellsworth landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McClain tries to break free but Ellsworth pushes him back against the ropes.
McClain is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Ellsworth gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ellsworth.
Ellsworth scores with a shot to the side of McClain's head.
Tyler McClain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ellsworth is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellsworth landing knees to the body.
Ellsworth landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ellsworth is leaning against McClain and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ellsworth has McClain pressed against the ropes.
Ellsworth with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ellsworth lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McClain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dominique Ellsworth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ellsworth has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 45:49
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 45:49
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 45:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominique Ellsworth!
During a confident post fight interview, Dominique Ellsworth thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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