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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Dance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ellis comes into the arena with Avril Lavigne - Hot blaring out of the sound system. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 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
15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Dance!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, David Schapiro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dance moves away from the strike by Ellis.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ellis. Dance does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ellis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dance fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ellis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ellis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dance shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ellis is trying to defend but Dance finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ellis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dance seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ellis does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ellis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dance throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ellis manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dance thows a big elbow that misses.
Dance has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ellis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ellis manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Dance keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dance tries to hold on but Ellis postures up.
Dance is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dance tries to hold on but Ellis pushes him away.
Dance is squirming around, avoiding Ellis's attempts to control the action.
Dance regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dance is looking for a sweep. Ellis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dance makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dance.
Ellis wants to stand but Dance has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Dance is trying to keep Ellis in close.
Ellis stopping the sweep attempt from Dance.
Ellis works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dance moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dance looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ellis is one step ahead there.
Dance working a defensive guard here.
Ellis slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dance is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dance pulls Ellis in to control the position.
Dance keeping moving, preventing Ellis from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bill Dance will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ellis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dance was well out of range. Poor timing from Ellis.
Dance moves away from the strike by Ellis.
Ellis missing with a left hand there. Dance was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ellis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dance is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ellis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dance moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis throws a hook to the side of Dance's head but Dance sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ellis throws an overhand right that lands on Dance's shoulder, as Dance tries to avoid the shot.
Ellis throws a body punch but Dance moves out of range.
Bill Dance is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dance looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dance looks to land a strike but Ellis avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Dance stopping the sweep attempt from Ellis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis keeping moving, preventing Dance from controlling successfully.
Ellis pulls Dance in close to prevent any damage.
Dance controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dance throwing strikes from guard but Ellis blocks nicely.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Dance trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dance thows a big elbow that misses.
Dance missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dance throwing strikes but missing.
Dance is looking to work some ground and pound but Ellis has wrist control.
Dance distracts Ellis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dance is looking to work some ground and pound but Ellis has wrist control.
Dance wants to control from the top but Ellis keeps moving.
Ellis controls Dance momentarily but Dance frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ellis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dance loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dance throwing strikes from guard but Ellis blocks nicely.
Dance is looking to work some ground and pound but Ellis has wrist control.
Dance postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ellis manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dance can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Dance showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dance throws a body punch but Ellis moves out of range.
Dance ducks under a wild hook from Ellis.
Ellis swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dance counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ellis is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Dance changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ellis tries to avoid it but Dance manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ellis to the ground. Ellis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ellis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ellis throws a hook to the side of Dance's head but Dance sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ellis looks to throw the jab but Dance is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dance looks to score with a jab to the body but Ellis is just out of range.
Dance shoots in and drives through. Ellis sprawls well.
Anthony Ellis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Dance.
Ellis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ellis throws a body punch but Dance moves out of range.
Ellis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ellis tries to clinch but Dance is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ellis.
Ellis throws a shot to the body.
Ellis is looking to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ellis.
Ellis lands a nice shot that snaps Dance's head back.
Ellis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ellis misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis looks to score with a jab to the body but Dance is just out of range.
Ellis throws a hook but Dance avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Dance misses.
Ellis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ellis.
Ellis throws the left hand but Dance avoids the punch easily.
Ellis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dance moves out of range as Ellis throws a body kick.
Ellis connects with an inside leg kick.
Ellis dodges the punch combination from Dance.
Ellis throws a leg kick but Dance checks it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ellis misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ellis. Dance does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Ellis clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ellis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ellis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ellis takes a swing at Dance's ribcage but misses.
Ellis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dance was well out of range. Poor timing from Ellis.
Ellis looks to score with a jab to the body but Dance is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dance lands with a straight right. Ellis didn't see that one coming.
Ellis lands the left hand.
Anthony Ellis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dance throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dance shoots in but no luck this time.
Ellis connects with a nice looking jab.
Ellis misses with a jab to the body
and Dance makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ellis takes a swing at Dance's ribcage but misses.
Ellis throws out a loose jab but Dance uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ellis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ellis thows a body shot but no joy.
Ellis scores with a nice head shot.
Ellis leaves Dance with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ellis misses with a looping right.
A low kick from Dance is predictable there
and Ellis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dance cracks Ellis with a good jab.
Ellis tries to clinch there but Dance circles away.
Dance on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ellis moves in looking to clinch but Dance pushes him off.
Ellis throws a looping overhand right but Dance ducks down to avoid it.
Dance lands a jab to Ellis's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dance looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ellis is fending him off so far but Dance persists. Nope, Ellis circles away and we're back to standing.
Anthony Ellis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Dance.
A jab from Ellis misses.
Dance drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dance lands a couple of digs.
Ellis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dance accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ellis is controlling Dance's posture.
Dance pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ellis is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Bill Dance will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ellis swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dance counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dance looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dance not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dance looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dance works his foot free and advances to mount.
Ellis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis is bucking up trying to escape but Dance cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Dance lands a big shot there that rocks Ellis but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dance punching from mount but Ellis doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Ellis is squirming around, avoiding Dance's attempts to control the action.
Ellis is trying desperately to improve position.
Ellis is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis wants to hold on but Dance pushes him away.
Bill Dance has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dance trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dance is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Dance lands with some strikes.
Dance thowing shots but they're missing.
Dance throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Ellis holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Dance tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dance looking to finish Ellis with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ellis!
Dance wants to control the pace but Ellis is squirming around nicely.
Ellis tries to hold on but Dance postures up.
A nice elbow there by Dance.
Ellis holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Dance tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Dance with good strikes from the mount here!
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!
Dance tries to control but Ellis wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis avoids a series of strikes thrown by Dance.
Dance unloads with some shots from mount but Ellis bucks and avoids them well.
Dance controlling from mount.
Ellis takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Anthony Ellis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dance with shots to the head and body - Ellis looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Dance comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dance 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 45:49
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 45:49
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 45:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Dance!
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