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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Normand Dillon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Ellison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ellison has chosen Test as his entrance music. Dillon has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Karl Ellison will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Normand Dillon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Karl Ellison!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellison dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ellison throws a series of punches but Dillon avoids them all with ease.
Ellison is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dillon's half guard.
Dillon is trying to stand.
Ellison sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dillon defending well though.
Ellison really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dillon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ellison with the ground and pound but Dillon uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Dillon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ellison throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dillon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dillon could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ellison stops Dillon from standing up.
Dillon is breathing heavily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ellison's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ellison connects with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ellison postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ellison throws an elbow that misses. Dillon uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ellison's guard. Nice move by Dillon!
Ellison is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillon decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ellison lands a jab-cross combination.
Ellison fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dillon sprawls well initially but Ellison persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dillon kicks off Ellison and gets to his feet.
Dillon tries to sprawl but Ellison drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Dillon pushes Ellison off and gets back to his feet.
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!
Ellison drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dillon manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ellison shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ellison showed some decent athleticism there.
Dillon kicks Ellison off and gets back to his feet.
Ellison throws a shot to the body.
Dillon throws a head kick that misses.
Dillon gets caught napping as Ellison dives in and scores a takedown. Dillon manages to retain guard.
Dillon kicks Ellison off and gets to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellison connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dillon momentarily.
Ellison goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dillon shoots for a double leg takedown but Ellison sprawls well. He's pushed Dillon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dillon has his takedown stuffed
and Ellison counters with a right hand to the body.
Ellison fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ellison cracks a nice hook into Dillon's ribs.
Dillon tries a head kick but it misses.
Ellison shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dillon eats them both and turns towards Ellison to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ellison shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dillon manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Ellison looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ellison lands with a punch from half guard.
Ellison sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dillon defending well though.
Ellison is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dillon kicks Ellison off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ellison feints a jab promting Dillon to slip. Ellison then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dillon slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Dillon throws a head kick that misses
and Ellison counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Normand Dillon will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ellison looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dillon manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Ellison is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dillon rather than just go for the knockout.
Dillon gets caught flat footed, as Ellison shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Dillon manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
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!
Ellison lands a takedown into guard.
Dillon looking to control.
Ellison works over Dillon with some ground and pound from guard.
Dillon wants to get back to his feet but Ellison is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ellison is looking to work some ground and pound but Dillon has wrist control.
Ellison must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ellison scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellison lands a couple of digs.
Dillon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ellison.
Dillon kicks Ellison off and gets to his feet.
Ellison shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Dillon regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ellison.
Dillon manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Dillon gets control of Ellison's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dillon will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ellison trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ellison in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ellison accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dillon has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Ellison off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ellison looking to score a takedown here. Dillon is defending well but Ellison drives through and ends up in Dillon's guard.
Dillon has his feet on Ellison's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Dillon shoots in looking for a takedown. Ellison tries to sprawl out of it but Dillon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ellison manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ellison connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillon throws a lazy head kick
and Ellison counters with a straight right hand.
Ellison lands a nice looking body shot.
Jab from Ellison.
Dillon throws a head kick that misses.
Ellison is looking for the big counter here.
Ellison lands a jab to Dillon's midsection.
Ellison closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dillon throws Ellison to one side and escapes!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ellison shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dillon eats them both and turns towards Ellison to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ellison scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Ellison as Dillon shoots in.
Dillon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ellison scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dillon kicks off Ellison and gets to his feet.
Dillon gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dillon wriggles free and stands up.
Ellison cracks a nice hook into Dillon's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ellison gets a takedown into half guard.
Dillon has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Ellison is on him like a limpet, forcing Dillon back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Normand Dillon dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Dillon takes one on the button.
A punch combination from Ellison misses.
Ellison defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dillon.
Good shot there by Ellison.
Ellison changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dillon looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ellison cracks Dillon with a big right hand but Dillon just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ellison scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dillon to see if he's OK.
Ellison lands an elbow.
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!
Ellison working the ground and pound from side control.
Ellison scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dillon to see if he's OK.
Ellison tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ellison working the body and head with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellison working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Ellison landing a few strikes.
Dillon is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ellison's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Dillon is looking to escape.
Ellison looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dillon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ellison working Dillon over with strikes.
Dillon is holding on to half guard well.
Ellison scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Normand Dillon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ellison thows a huge punch but Dillon dodges it nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ellison lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from Ellison.
Dillon trying to control but Ellison postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellison lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dillon throws a head kick but Ellison moves out of range.
Ellison is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ellison scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ellison looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dillon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ellison closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dillon did well to prevent Ellison getting side control.
Dillon kicks Ellison off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karl Ellison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dillon with a poor takedown
letting Ellison counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Normand Dillon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillon with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ellison counters with a right hand to the body.
Ellison blocks a head kick by Dillon.
Dillon with a poor takedown
enabling Ellison to counter with a crisp jab.
Ellison throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ellison looking to score a takedown here. Dillon is defending well but Ellison drives through and ends up in Dillon's guard.
Dillon pushes Ellison off and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ellison throws a right hand that Dillon ducks under and follows up with a left that Dillon also avoids with ease.
Ellison throws a one two combo.
Ellison fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ellison drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dillon explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellison scores with a takedown into Dillon's guard.
Dillon wriggles free and stands up.
Ellison lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dillon circles away quickly and effectively.
Ellison has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dillon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dillon gets caught flat footed, as Ellison shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dillon might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ellison landing some decent shots from guard.
Ellison throws an elbow that misses. Dillon uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ellison's guard. Nice move by Dillon!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Karl Ellison.
I think Dillon has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Normand Dillon!
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