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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chang Ru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lou Travis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chang Ru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lou Travis!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Travis throws a solid leg kick but Ru takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Travis.
Ru has managed to clinch.
Ru lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ru holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ru pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ru throws a series of punches but Travis avoids them all with ease.
Despite the aggression on Travis's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Chang Ru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ru moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Travis throws a series of punches but Ru moves out of range.
Ru throws a front kick that sends Travis stumbling back into the cage.
Ru forces Travis back against the cage and clinches.
Travis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ru lands a left hand.
Travis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Travis tries to break the clinch but Ru is controlling the position.
Ru missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ru creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Travis's defenses.
Travis letting Ru take a breather here.
The referee calls for Ru to work.
Travis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Travis should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Ru creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Travis's defenses.
Still in the clinch, Ru scores with a nice short uppercut.
Travis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ru has him pressed against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ru - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ru breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ru avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Travis tries to keep at a distance but Ru has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ru is stalling here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Travis takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ru lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ru breaks from the clinch.
Ru takes the fight into the clinch.
Ru breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ru moves forwards but Travis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ru moves into the clinch.
Ru creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Travis's defenses.
It looks like Lou Travis has been cut.
Ru trying to land knees to the body.
Ru lands an uppercut.
Ru lands an elbow that stopped Travis in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ru misses with a knee strike.
Travis tries to break free but Ru pushes him back against the cage.
Travis is looking to break free of the clinch but Ru has double underhooks.
Ru's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ru forces Travis back against the cage and clinches.
Ru breaks from the clinch.
Ru takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ru lands with a slapping head kick.
Ru closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Travis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Travis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ru throws a wild body kick that Travis sees coming a mile off.
Ru instigates a clinch.
Ru breaks the clinch.
Ru swats away the attempt to clinch by Travis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ru - that will leave a mark!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ru has Travis up against the cage in a clinch.
Ru's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ru getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Travis throws a wild body kick that Ru sees coming a mile off.
Ru is looking to counter with head kicks.
Travis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Travis cracks Ru with an open hand slap.
Travis misses with a low kick.
Ru throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Travis lands with an uppercut that bounces Ru off the cage and back into range.
Ru scores with a nice body kick.
Ru uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Travis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chang Ru dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lou Travis's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ru clinches up against the cage.
Travis takes an elbow to the temple.
Ru gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Travis takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ru breaks the clinch.
Travis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Travis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Travis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ru moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ru closes the distance and clinches.
Travis is trying to stall.
Ru's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Travis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Travis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Travis misses with a head kick.
Ru tries to close the distance and clinch up but Travis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ru looks to land a body kick but Travis moved away.
Ru lands a front kick.
Travis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Travis moves in looking to clinch but Ru pushes him off.
Jab from Ru.
Sloppy strikes from Travis. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick misses from Ru.
Ru throws a head kick but Travis moves out of range.
Travis digs a good hook to Ru's body.
Ru rushes Travis and presses him up against the cage.
Ru struggles to land a body shot inside as Travis controls his hands.
Travis is trying to push Ru away but Ru has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Travis tries to break the clinch but Ru is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Travis is trying to break free.
Chang Ru has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ru pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Travis on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ru throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ru lands with a right hand.
A jab from Travis misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Ru misses the target.
Travis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ru counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ru lands an elbow just above Travis 's eye.
Ru lands an elbow inside that Travis shrugs off.
Ru breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Travis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ru.
Ru takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ru pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Travis lands with a nice combination. Ru backs away looking to recover.
Travis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Travis takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ru scores with a spinning back kick!
Travis gets tackled into the cage by Ru. Ru maintains the clinch.
Ru lands a nice elbow.
A knee to the head by Ru.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ru.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ru pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Travis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ru fakes the leg kick and cracks Travis in the body.
Ru lands with a kick to the temple. Travis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ru uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Travis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Travis moves out of range of the body kick.
Travis has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ru.
Ru throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ru!
Chang Ru is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Travis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ru counters with a stiff right hand.
Travis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ru connects with a high kick.
Travis is rocked!
Ru tries to clinch but Travis moves out of range.
Ru gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ru's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ru scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Travis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A jab from Travis does it's job there.
Good shot there by Ru.
Travis tries to keep at a distance but Ru has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chang Ru dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lou Travis's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ru connects with a single shot there.
Ru lands with a hook. Travis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Travis is still on wobbly legs! Can Ru finish him?
Ru tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Travis seems to have recovered his senses.
Travis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ru.
Travis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ru gets a clinch.
Ru is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Travis can do to turn this around?
Ru breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ru instigates a clinch.
Ru breaks the clinch.
A big right from Ru misses.
Despite the aggression on Travis's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Travis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from Travis is predictable there
and Ru counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ru gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Travis has had enough of the clinch but Ru keeps him there for the moment.
Ru escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Travis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ru falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ru takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A bone on bone clash there as Ru blocks the leg kick.
Ru tries to close the distance and clinch but Travis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Travis unleashes a big counter combination but Ru bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ru has taken the fight to the clinch.
Come on Ru - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ru lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ru has Travis pushed against the cage.
Travis is trying to break the clinch but Ru is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Travis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ru lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Travis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ru is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Travis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ru escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ru instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ru's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Travis throws a head kick that misses.
Travis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ru has taken the fight to the clinch.
Travis breaks from the clinch.
Ru staying out of range there.
Travis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Travis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ru blocks a jab.
Ru is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Travis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ru counters with a body kick.
Chang Ru is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ru clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Travis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ru lands an elbow that stopped Travis in his tracks for a moment.
Ru lands a knee to the head.
Ru stalling the fight.
Ru lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Ru scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ru with a knee to the head.
Travis can't break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Ru.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ru lands an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Ru.
Ru breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Travis misses with a body shot.
Lou Travis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ru digs a good hook to Travis's body.
Ru scores with a kick to the body.
Travis avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chang Ru showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ru 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chang Ru!
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energy
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