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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Travis Black could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mike Black's chin.
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182 cm
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205 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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185 cm
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215 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Determined |
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Travis Black! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Black! The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Travis Black throws a series of punches but Mike Black moves out of range. Mike Black leaves Travis Black with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Travis Black tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mike Black paws at him with a jab and circles away. Mike Black stuffs the takedown. Travis Black stuns Mike Black with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Travis Black tries to close the distance and clinch but Mike Black swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Mike Black darts in and clinches Travis Black up against the cage. Travis Black tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mike Black smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Travis Black. That's going to take a lot out of him. Mike Black with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A big left from Mike Black misses. Travis Black fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mike Black, pushing him back against the cage. Mike Black tries to work over Travis Black's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Travis Black blocks a body shot from Mike Black. Travis Black can't break the clinch.
Travis Black tries to pull guard but Mike Black holds him up against the cage and eventually Travis Black drops back down to his feet.
Mike Black tries to work over Travis Black's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round. Travis Black can't get the takedown.
Travis Black blocks a body shot from Mike Black. Travis Black fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mike Black lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Travis Black or not. Travis Black looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Travis Black tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mike Black smiles and moves away.
Travis Black looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mike Black is fending him off so far but Travis Black persists. Nope, Mike Black circles away and we're back to standing. Mike Black scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Travis Black tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Mike Black counters with a good low kick that Travis Black was not able to check. Mike Black lands a nice looking body kick. Travis Black is breathing heavily. Mike Black thuds his right hand into Travis Black's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Travis Black has been cut. A chopping leg kick lands by Mike Black. 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! A good leg kick by Mike Black.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A nice inside leg kick there by Mike Black. That's going to slow Travis Black down. Mike Black lands a head kick. Travis Black smiles back at him and beckons him forward. A slapping body kick lands there for Mike Black. Mike Black chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mike Black scores with a leg kick.
Mike Black swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mike Black forces Travis Black back against the cage and clinches. Mike Black slows down the pace here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mike Black. Nice body punch from Mike Black. A hook to the body from Mike Black.
Travis Black is looking to break free of the clinch but Mike Black has double underhooks. Travis Black wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Travis Black fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Travis Black is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. A right handed body shot lands from Mike Black.
A right hand to the body from Mike Black.
Mike Black scores with a hook to the body. Mike Black scores with a shot to the side of Travis Black's head. Mike Black lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A right hook to the body lands for Mike Black.
Mike Black is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A hook to the body from Mike Black.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mike Black. Mike Black lands a body punch. Mike Black lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Travis Black backwards. Mike Black leaning against his opponent.
Mike Black works on Travis Black's body with a couple of short punches. Travis Black tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A nice left hand lands by Mike Black.
Mike Black dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. A right hook to the body lands for Mike Black.
Mike Black lands a body punch in the clinch. A short left from Mike Black. Mike Black lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Mike Black is pushing Travis Black up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Mike Black scores with a hook to the body. Mike Black lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Travis Black or not. Travis Black tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mike Black works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hook to the body lands for Mike Black.
This has been an exciting period of action! Mike Black lands a hook to the side of the head. Mike Black lands a body punch. Good body shot from Mike Black.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Travis Black tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mike Black's elbow. Mike Black lands a body punch in the clinch. Mike Black lands a shot to the body. A right handed body shot lands from Mike Black.
Mike Black lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Mike Black lands a body punch. Mike Black lands a body shot. Travis Black takes a shot to the head. A right hand to the body from Mike Black.
Good body shot from Mike Black.
A body shot lands from Mike Black.
Mike Black has Travis Black pressed against the cage.
Travis Black is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mike Black gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Mike Black lands a body punch in the clinch. Mike Black presses Travis Black against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Mike Black lands a nice shot to the body. A right hand to the body from Mike Black.
A left hand lands to the body for Mike Black.
A right hook to the body lands for Mike Black.
Mike Black throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Mike Black working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Mike Black is leaning against Travis Black and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Mike Black lands an uppercut. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mike Black. Mike Black lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mike Black cracks Travis Black with a nice body shot. Good body shot from Mike Black.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Black dominated that round. The cut man is working on Travis Black's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mike Black with a jab. Mike Black throws a nice inside leg kick. Mike Black lands a body shot.
Mike Black throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Travis Black's head. A solid leg kick lands there for Mike Black.
Mike Black drives through and clinches with Travis Black against the cage.
Travis Black fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Mike Black is working Travis Black over against the cage. Mike Black digs a right hand underneath Travis Black's ribcage. Travis Black let out a lung full of air as it connected. Good body shot from Mike Black.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mike Black. Mike Black presses Travis Black against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Mike Black lands a shot to the body. Mike Black is pushing Travis Black up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Mike Black lands a right hand. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Good body shot from Mike Black.
Mike Black's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. A short left from Mike Black.
That's one minute gone in the round. A right handed body shot lands from Mike Black.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mike Black. Mike Black digs a right hand underneath Travis Black's ribcage. Travis Black let out a lung full of air as it connected. Mike Black lands with a right to the head. A right hand to the body from Mike Black.
Travis Black tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mike Black just stands there and leans against the cage. Mike Black lands a shot to the body. Mike Black seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Mike Black displaying some good clinch control by pressing Travis Black up against the cage. Mike Black lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mike Black. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Mike Black lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mike Black throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Nice body punch from Mike Black - that landed with a thud.
Mike Black cracks Travis Black with a nice body shot. Mike Black works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mike Black has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Mike Black lands a right hand. A short body shot lands from Mike Black as the two fighters clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Mike Black slows down the pace here.
Nice body punch from Mike Black - that landed with a thud.
Mike Black softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mike Black digs a right hand into Travis Black's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Travis Black's gas tank. Travis Black tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Travis Black. That's going to take a lot out of him. Nice body punch from Mike Black. A left hand lands to the body for Mike Black.
Mike Black manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mike Black lands a nice shot to the body. Mike Black is leaning against Travis Black and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. A left hand lands to the body for Mike Black.
Mike Black is leaning against Travis Black and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Mike Black digs a right hand underneath Travis Black's ribcage. Travis Black let out a lung full of air as it connected. Mike Black cracks Travis Black with a nice body shot. Nice body punch from Mike Black. Mike Black is working Travis Black over against the cage. Mike Black leaning against his opponent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mike Black. Mike Black lands a body shot. A left hand lands to the body for Mike Black.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Mike Black scores with a hook to the body. A left hand lands to the body for Mike Black.
A short body shot lands from Mike Black as the two fighters clinch.
Mike Black throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Mike Black digs a right hand into Travis Black's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Travis Black's gas tank. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mike Black. Mike Black lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mike Black taking a breather. Nice body punch from Mike Black. Travis Black jumps guard but Mike Black stands there with Travis Black around his waist. Travis Black gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mike Black. Nice body punch from Mike Black - that landed with a thud.
Mike Black lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Travis Black or not. Mike Black digs a right hand into Travis Black's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Travis Black's gas tank. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mike Black. Nice body punch from Mike Black - that landed with a thud.
Mike Black controlling the action here for a moment.
Mike Black softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Mike Black lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Travis Black or not. Travis Black jumps guard but Mike Black stands there with Travis Black around his waist. Travis Black gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Mike Black.
Mike Black lands a body punch. Mike Black lands a shot to the body. Travis Black fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mike Black digs a right hand underneath Travis Black's ribcage. Travis Black let out a lung full of air as it connected. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A short right hand to the side of the head by Mike Black. Mike Black works on Travis Black's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mike Black leaning his opponent against the cage. Nice body punch from Mike Black - that landed with a thud.
Mike Black works on Travis Black's body with a couple of short punches. Mike Black lands a body punch. Travis Black letting Mike Black take a breather here. A right hook to the body lands for Mike Black.
Mike Black lands a body punch. Mike Black cracks Travis Black with a nice body shot. Mike Black effectively controlling the action here. A short body shot lands from Mike Black as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Mike Black - that landed with a thud.
A right hand to the body from Mike Black.
Mike Black lands a nice shot to the body. Mike Black scores with a hook to the body. Mike Black stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Mike Black is leaning against Travis Black and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! A right hand to the body from Mike Black.
A body shot lands from Mike Black.
Mike Black digs a right hand underneath Travis Black's ribcage. Travis Black let out a lung full of air as it connected. Mike Black scores with a hook to the body. Mike Black leaning against his opponent.
A shot in the inside from Mike Black. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Black showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Travis Black's cut. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Travis Black swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mike Black counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Travis Black's cut is getting worse. Travis Black takes a kick to the side of the head. Mike Black feints and then cracks Travis Black's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Travis Black down. Mike Black connects with a high kick. Mike Black throws a front kick that sends Travis Black stumbling back into the cage. Mike Black throws a leg kick which misses Travis Black's front leg but catches the back leg as Travis Black tries to avoid it. Mike Black throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Mike Black fails in his attempt to clinch. Mike Black thuds a left hand into Travis Black's body. Mike Black tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Travis Black throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mike Black counters with a head kick.
Travis Black's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Travis Black takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jeez, Travis Black's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Travis Black on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mike Black looks to land a combination. Travis Black sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Travis Black's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mike Black!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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