Ella Yelich-OConnor's the favourite fighter of the crowd here at the Uluru (Northern Territory, Australia). You couldn't even count the number of signs with her name on them. Ella flexes her body for the crowd as they start a "Let's go Ella!" chant. Ella Yelich-OConnor looks calm in her corner. The Kiwi fighter looks convinced of her abilities. "Let's get fight started, Cote. I have other places to be..." Cote de Pablo raises her fists in her corner and the crowd respond. At 5' 7" in height and weighing 141 lbs, she certainly seems confident. Ella Yelich-OConnor has fought Cote de Pablo 2 times. She has won 2 of them. Ella is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if she loses today. Ella Yelich-OConnor comes with a 3 fight winning streak. Cote de Pablo comes with a 2 fight winning streak. The referee of the bout is Dita Von Teese. ========================================= Round 1 ========================================= The bell has rung and we are underway. We've got a Amped fighter against a Karate Divas fighter, who's going to have their fist raised in victory? Cote de Pablo moves forward, she's looking for some grappling action. Ella pushes Cote and keeps the fight at striking range. The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round Ella Yelich-OConnor and Cote de Pablo engage in a wild exchange of punches! Both fighters are missing terribly. This is not what people paid to see! Ella Yelich-OConnor throws a combo... Cote ducks under and catches her with a counter! Ella swings again! And she's countered once more! Ella is looking bad here! Ella Yelich-OConnor decides to launch some tentative punches... Cote launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Ella with a stiff cross! Solid exchange! Ella Yelich-OConnor makes a quick move for Cote de Pablo's hair. She grabs it by the handful and looks to toss her to the canvas. Cote is squealing in pain! Ella has literally thrown her to the canvas by the hair. That's a devastating hair mare, Ella's removing strands of her opponents hair from her hands. The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round Ella is standing while Cote is on the ground on her back. Cote de Pablo looks vulnerable right now and Ella Yelich-OConnor is ready to capitalize. She lifts her foot and aims to stomp on Cote's forehead. Here comes Ella's boot! And...she misses. A narrow escape for Cote. Cote tries to get some advantage after her opponent misses a move... Cote is trying to get back onto her feet. Oh! There's a push from Ella and Cote is still on the canvas. Ella is standing while Cote is on the ground on her back. The Amped fans are cheering Cote on as she tries to get back to her feet... She's up! A shake of her head to clear the cobwebs and Cote looks ready to continue the fight. Cote staggers back to her feet again. The 5' 7" fighter looks ready to go again. The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round Ella Yelich-OConnor throws a lazy punch towards Cote de Pablo's belly. What the...Ella's punch has drifted below the belt and she's clawing at Cote's crotch! Did the referee see that? Dita Von Teese didn't see the foul! Ella Yelich-OConnor fires a series of low kicks. My God! Ella is punishing Cote's legs repeatedly! Those kicks are like lightning. An inside leg kick from Ella Yelich-OConnor. It lands on Cote's leg with a loud smack. Oh no! It appears that there is an injury to Cote's leg. It looks like she's hyper-extended it. The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round Ella Yelich-OConnor launches a shot seen throughout the arena! Cote stumbles back, her corner is screaming! Ella is coming in again! This is pure gold! Ella Yelich-OConnor throws a low kick with her toned leg. Hang on! She switches targets and lands a superb body kick! Wow! What a move! Ella Yelich-OConnor goes to the body... Her punches graze Cote's arm and have zero effect. Ella Yelich-OConnor throws an uppercut. Cote slips way from it. Nicely avoided. Cote tries to get some advantage after her opponent misses a move... Cote de Pablo tries some clinching in order to control the fight. Ella moves backwards and circles around Cote to avoid the clinch. Ella Yelich-OConnor fakes a punch and launches herself over Cote de Pablo. Great move by Ella! She pushes Cote under a troublesome thai clinch. Cote de Pablo doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Ella Yelich-OConnor's embrace and tries to move away. Ella Yelich-OConnor pushes Cote de Pablo forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch. The fighters are clinching. This is as close together as their bodies can get. Ella Yelich-OConnor pushes away Cote de Pablo, she's trying to keep the fight at striking range. Cote de Pablo stumbles backwards and Ella Yelich-OConnor circles to get the center of the cage. Ella Yelich-OConnor looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Cote de Pablo's punches. Ella is on the receiving end of a great combo by Cote. Cote de Pablo launches a body shot. Ella dodges and catches her with a hard cross. Smashing stuff, the crowd love it! Cote de Pablo lets rip with a fast low kick! This fighters legs are amazing to watch! Ella Yelich-OConnor blocks the kick. Nice defending. Cote clumsily fails here and it's time for Ella to fight back... Ella Yelich-OConnor throws a looping right hand... That lands on Cote's chin! That stops Cote in her tracks! Ella Yelich-OConnor looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Cote de Pablo's punches. Cote is on the receiving end of a great combo by Ella. Brutal-looking high kick from Ella Yelich-OConnor! Look out Cote de Pablo! BANG! You could hear the impact from the back seats! This action is insane! The two ladies exchange punches wildly. Both fighters are missing terribly. The crowd don't like this! Ella Yelich-OConnor moves forward and launches a high kick! What a vicious high kick, Ella has legs that can kill! She almost took Cote's head off with that one! There's a vicious laceration on Cote's Left cheek. It looks as if it's hurt her. I doubt she can continue. Ella Yelich-OConnor shoots for a double leg takedown! She hits it! Cote is taken off her feet...oh! but she manages to pull Ella into her guard. Ella Yelich-OConnor is in closed guard over Cote. Ella Yelich-OConnor struggles on the ground and tries to break Cote de Pablo's guard... Ella's in Cote's open guard now. Nice work from Ella. The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round Ella Yelich-OConnor is in open guard over Cote. Ella Yelich-OConnor tries to move to full mount... ...and she succeeds! Nice work. I think everyone here knows how difficult that was. The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round Ella Yelich-OConnor is in full mount over Cote de Pablo. Ella Yelich-OConnor tries to open up Cote de Pablo with a few strikes using her right elbow... Some nice shots are landing. Cote's trying to block them with her hands, but it's still hurting her. Ella Yelich-OConnor is in full mount over Cote de Pablo. Ella Yelich-OConnor is trying to better her position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Cote de Pablo's ribs and breasts. Cote felt that and her face shows the pain. Those are tears on her cheeks... Ella Yelich-OConnor is in full mount over Cote de Pablo. What the hell is Ella Yelich-OConnor up to? She's moving around on the canvas and positioning herself... Damn! Brutal headbutt from Ella! Is this the kind of fighting the Amped endorses? Dita Von Teese has seen that! Dita Von Teese halts the fight to give Cote time to recover. Cote takes a moment to catch her breath and fix her outfit. OK, she seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing. Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The fans at the Uluru (Northern Territory, Australia) are cheering for the girls. Ella Yelich-OConnor is holding Cote de Pablo's left leg. She's got a tight grip and is trying to take Cote down... Crash! Cote loses balance and goes to the ground. She could be in trouble. The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round Ella Yelich-OConnor is in side mount over Cote de Pablo. Nice moves from Ella Yelich-OConnor who positions herself for using her knees on Cote de Pablo! Awful technique from Ella! Cote wraps one of her legs around Ella's leg and rolls on the ground! She's now in half guard over her opponent! Cote de Pablo is in half guard over Ella. I hate to see these fighters hurt. Ella really is taking a hammering here. If this doesn't end soon she could be heading home in an ambulance. Cote de Pablo launches a few fake punches as she tries to escape! Cote is countered by Ella. Bad judgement call by Cote there. Cote gets sloppy and Ella Yelich-OConnor tries to take advantage... Ella Yelich-OConnor attempts a triangle from bottom and Cote de Pablo slips out! Ella quickly turns her hips over and switches to the armbar! She's throwing everything at her. Cote tries to roll out but it's too deep and she taps! Awesome technique! A Submission (Triangle to Armbar) win at 5:00 Round 1 for Ella Yelich-OConnor. Excellent work. Statistics: Ella Yelich-OConnor Punches 8/19 (42%) Kicks 7/8 (88%) Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%) Takedowns 3/3 (100%) GnP strikes 4/8 (50%) Submissions 1/1 (100%) Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%) Damage caused 2863,79 Clinch Damage 0 Ground Damage 582,08 Time on the ground 65 s Statistics: Cote de Pablo Punches 14/16 (88%) Kicks 0/1 (0%) Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%) Takedowns 0/0 (0%) GnP strikes 0/0 (0%) Submissions 0/0 (0%) Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%) Damage caused 57 Clinch Damage 0 Ground Damage 0 Time on the ground 85 s Ella Yelich-OConnor wins 20,01 ranking points after the fight. Cote de Pablo loses -12,01 ranking points after the fight. People at Uluru (Northern Territory, Australia) will not regret paying for this ticket. Ella's awesome performance was worth the money. (1015 points) We've seen a nice effort tonight from Cote de Pablo. In my opinion she was thinking of the fans besides the fight itself. She showed us enough technical skill, as well as enough skin, during the fight to keep most of the crowd happy. (259 points) MMA Internet sites are about to explode! What an awesome fight, watching Ella and Cote going at it hard in a cage is the kind of entertainment that I love!