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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sterling Elliott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iron Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iron Man has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sterling Elliott's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sterling Elliott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Iron Man!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man doesn't manage to clinch there - Elliott circles away.
Donk. Man catches Elliott right on the button with a cross.
Elliott keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Elliott has Man up against the cage in a clinch.
Man is working for takedown but Elliott is calmly controlling the position for now.
Elliott could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Man wants to break the clinch but can't.
Man scores with a hook to the body.
Man is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Man tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Elliott just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sterling Elliott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iron Man.
Elliott tries to pull guard but Man holds him up against the cage and eventually Elliott drops back down to his feet.
Elliott is trying to force a seperation but Man has the dominant position.
Elliott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Man fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Elliott misses with a body punch.
Elliott jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Man walks away with a smile on his face. Elliott gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Elliott thumps Man with a low kick.
Elliott fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Man shoots in but Elliott avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Man jumps into guard, dragging Elliott to the mat.
Man is pulling down on Elliott's head. It's preventing any offense from Elliott, at least for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elliott trying to control the position from guard on top but Man is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Man doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Man pulls Elliott in close to prevent any damage.
Elliott might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Man is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Man has his hands on Elliott's head, controlling the position.
Man looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Man is looking to clinch but Elliott is avoiding it.
Man stuffs the takedown.
Man throws a sloppy head kick and Elliott moves out of range easily.
Man moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Sterling Elliott has been cut.
Elliott is breathing heavily.
Man is looking to score with low kicks.
Man keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elliott tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Man paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Man closes the distance and clinches up with Elliott, looking for a takedown. Man pushes Elliott against the cage but Elliott circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Man.
Elliott moves into the clinch successfully.
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!
Elliott fails to pull guard.
Man changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Elliott fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Man closes the distance and clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Elliott has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Man lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iron Man dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sterling Elliott's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Elliott shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Man pinned against the cage. Man gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Man is looking to land body kicks.
Man has taken the fight to the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Man's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Man wants to break free but Elliott has control.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Elliott is looking for a takedown.
Man drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Elliott wants to stall.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man is pressed up against the cage. Elliott has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Man down to the mat. Man avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sterling Elliott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Man misses with a head kick.
Man scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Man tries to score a power double leg takedown but Elliott sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Man somewhat.
Man fails with the takedown.
Man moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Elliott is rocked!
Elliott darts in looking for a takedown but Man gets double underhooks and turns Elliott into the cage.
Oh Elliott is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Elliott wants to take the fight to the mat but Man manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Come on Man - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elliott is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Elliott blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Elliott seems to have got his legs back now.
Man working hard to break the clinch.
Man is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Elliott tries to score a body lock takedown but Man shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Man controlling the action here for a moment.
Elliott on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Man can't get the takedown.
Man working hard to break the clinch.
Elliott wants to get back to striking at distance but Man won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Elliott just stands there and leans against the cage.
Man wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Man has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Elliott is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Elliott jumps guard.
Man looking to pass the guard.
Man sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elliott is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Man is controlling him.
Elliott trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Iron Man.
Man has managed to clinch.
Come on Elliott - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Elliott gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Elliott is looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iron Man showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sterling Elliott's cut.
That's time! Elliott's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Man has a takedown stuffed.
Sterling Elliott is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Elliott throws a body punch but Man moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Elliott.
Man is looking to clinch.
Man shoots in looking for a takedown. Elliott tries to sprawl out of it but Man keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Elliott manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Elliott throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Man moves into the clinch.
Man is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Elliott gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sterling Elliott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iron Man.
Man wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Elliott jumps guard.
Elliott is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Man gets full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Man looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Elliott pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Man is keeping the position for now.
Man seems keen to control Elliott's posture.
Man throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Man kicks Elliott off and gets to his feet.
Man fails in his attempt to clinch.
Elliott takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Man tries to work over Elliott's front leg with a kick but Elliott checks it.
Elliott avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a takedown attempt - Elliott sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Man defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Elliott.
Man misses with a head kick.
Man fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Elliott tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Man defends well and Elliott ends up having to push Man into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Man changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Elliott fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Elliott blocks a head kick by Man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Elliott finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Man stuffs the takedown attempt from Elliott. Elliott gets slowly back to his feet.
Man closes the distance and pushes Elliott back into the cage.
Man successfully pulls guard.
Elliott trying to control but Man is working from the bottom.
Man throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man looking for a guillotine here but Elliott defends easily.
Sterling Elliott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Iron Man is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Man pushes Elliott off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iron Man comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Man has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iron Man!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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