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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teddy Hartman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Todd Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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209 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Teddy Hartman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, David Todd Ellis!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Todd Ellis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Todd Ellis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hartman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hartman shoots in and bounces Todd Ellis off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Todd Ellis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hartman can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hartman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hartman preventing the sweep.
Todd Ellis keeping full guard, as Hartman tries to pass.
Todd Ellis looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hartman sitting in guard here, content to control.
Todd Ellis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hartman is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Todd Ellis isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Hartman stacks Todd Ellis on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Hartman!
Hartman lands an elbow.
Todd Ellis tries to bench press Hartman off him but Hartman keeps the position.
Hartman taking a breather here.
Hartman stands up.
Hartman shoots in and bounces Todd Ellis off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hartman stands up from Todd Ellis's guard - Hartman perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Todd Ellis has his takedown stuffed
and Hartman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hartman.
Todd Ellis looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hartman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Todd Ellis is working an open guard so Hartman takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Hartman.
Hartman shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hartman was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hartman controlling from the full mount.
Todd Ellis can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartman lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hartman controlling from the full mount.
Todd Ellis regains half guard.
Well, if Hartman is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Teddy Hartman.
Hartman looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Todd Ellis actively working from the bottom here.
Hartman is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Todd Ellis is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hartman pulls his head out easily.
Hartman content to control rather than advance.
Hartman decides to return to a standing position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Todd Ellis darts in trying to clinch
and Hartman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hartman content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teddy Hartman dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Todd Ellis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hartman counters with a left and a right that stings Todd Ellis.
Hartman shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hartman was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hartman lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Todd Ellis hang on?
Hartman controlling his opponent.
Hartman prevents Todd Ellis from getting the reversal.
Hartman with the ground and pound from mount.
Hartman content just to control the position here.
Todd Ellis is looking to improve his position but Hartman isn't that keen on the idea.
Todd Ellis is breathing heavily.
Hartman working Todd Ellis over with strikes here.
Teddy Hartman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd Ellis is trying to escape the mount.
Hartman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hartman's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Todd Ellis taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hartman scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Todd Ellis?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartman raining down shots from the mount!
Todd Ellis tries to reverse the position but Hartman maintains control.
Hartman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Teddy Hartman just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Hartman changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Todd Ellis looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartman happy to just control the position for now.
Hartman stands up and beckons Todd Ellis to his feet.
David Todd Ellis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Todd Ellis gets caught flat footed, as Hartman shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Todd Ellis looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hartman passes into half guard.
Hartman slows the pace down in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hartman connects with a nice short shot to Todd Ellis's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartman looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hartman content to control rather than advance.
Todd Ellis trying to get back to full guard but Hartman takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hartman landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hartman controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teddy Hartman dominated that second round.
That's time! Hartman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hartman closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Todd Ellis to the mat! Todd Ellis manages to get full guard.
Hartman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Todd Ellis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hartman defends well.
Hartman content to stall in guard here.
Hartman gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
No joy there for Hartman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hartman looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Todd Ellis!
Hartman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hartman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Todd Ellis can do to turn this around?
Todd Ellis is looking to improve his position but Hartman isn't that keen on the idea.
Todd Ellis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartman controlling the position easily from mount.
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.
Todd Ellis is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hartman working Todd Ellis over with strikes here.
Hartman content just to control the position here.
Hartman seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Todd Ellis for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Teddy Hartman just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
A left lands for Hartman.
Todd Ellis closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hartman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Todd Ellis is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hartman scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hartman postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Todd Ellis to stand up.
Hartman shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hartman was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hartman controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Todd Ellis manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Teddy Hartman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Todd Ellis tries to get to full guard but Hartman has control of the leg.
Todd Ellis actively working from the bottom here.
Well, if Hartman is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
David Todd Ellis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Teddy Hartman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hartman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teddy Hartman!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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