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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Astro Traveller (ranked 517 p4p, 727 weight class) and Grey Ape (ranked 76 p4p, 107 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 16 - 2, fighting out of New York, Astro Traveller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Grey Ape!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Traveller connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ape scores with a kick to the midsection.
Traveller takes a jab right on the kisser.
Traveller on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ape. Ape obviously looking to wear him down.
Ape misses with a straight right.
Ape tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've been told by Traveller's head coaches at Brooklyn Mixed Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ape has Traveller up against the cage in a clinch.
Ape wants to break free but Traveller has control.
Traveller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Traveller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ape blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Traveller.
Ape breaks from the clinch.
Ape rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Traveller counters with an outside leg kick.
Ape swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grey Ape seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Traveller avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Traveller fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ape just manages to avoid it.
Ape's jab looks to have found its range, popping Traveller under the eye.
Ape has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ape scores with a sloppy right hand. Traveller should have avoided that one.
Traveller scores with a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Traveller.
Traveller takes a swing at Ape's ribcage but misses.
Traveller keeps the fight on the outside.
Traveller goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ape misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ape scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ape drives through and clinches with Traveller against the cage.
Ape throws a punch but it's blocked by Traveller.
A head punch on the inside from Ape fails to land.
Ape taking a breather.
Ape scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Traveller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ape is trying to push Traveller away but Traveller has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Traveller working aggressively here.
Traveller misses with a punch on the inside.
Ape trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ape breaks from the clinch.
Ape takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ape throws a sloppy body shot
letting Traveller counter with a right hand.
Traveller misses with a left hand
and Traveller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ape scores with a jab. Traveller acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Traveller lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ape ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ape jabs Traveller to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ape has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ape tries to clinch up but Traveller circles away and keeps his distance.
Traveller half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ape swings widly with a right hand
and Traveller counters with a straight right hand.
Ape fails in his attempt to clinch.
A combination from Ape does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ape connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Traveller's hands.
Ape throws a leg kick
enabling Traveller to counter with a crisp jab.
Ape throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Traveller misses the jab.
Ape avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Traveller fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ape looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Traveller staying out of range there.
Ape connects with a jab.
Ape misses with a body shot.
Traveller keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
An inside leg kick from Ape misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Traveller lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ape has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ape and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ape throws a body punch but Traveller moves out of range.
Ape scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Traveller doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ape throws a series of strikes that have Traveller backpedaling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ape is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Traveller stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ape.
Ape misses with a hook
and Traveller counters with a nice uppercut.
Ape scores with a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Traveller.
Ape is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Traveller with a body shot.
Ape cracks Traveller with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ape swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Traveller thuds a left hand into Ape's body.
Traveller throws a shot from downtown. Ape moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ape does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ape moves out of range as Traveller throws a body kick.
Traveller gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grey Ape dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A slow jab from Ape misses its intended target.
Traveller misses with a lunging right hand
and Ape counters with a thumping low kick.
Traveller misses with a hook. Ape ducked under it nicely.
Ape throws a hook but Traveller blocks it.
Ape takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Traveller just misses with a punch to the body.
Traveller lands a jab.
Traveller swings for the body but Ape moves out of range.
Ape tries to clinch but Traveller moves out of range.
Ape throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Traveller wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ape throws a jab but it's blocked by Traveller.
Ape steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Traveller.
Traveller misses with a hook. Ape ducked under it nicely.
Traveller tries to score with a low kick but Ape moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ape chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ape throws out a loose jab but Traveller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ape throws a hook but Traveller avoids it easily.
Traveller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ape was well out of range. Poor timing from Traveller.
Ape lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ape lands a nice leg kick that just misses Traveller's sensitive parts.
Ape with the inside leg kick.
Ape throws an off balance right hand
and Traveller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Traveller misses with a straight right.
Grey Ape seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Traveller slips a jab from Ape.
Ape uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Traveller.
Traveller walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ape checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Traveller has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ape. That's going to slow Traveller down.
Traveller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ape sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ape chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ape is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ape misses with a looping right.
Traveller swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ape is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Traveller.
Ape scores with a three punch combo!
Traveller avoids the body shot from Ape.
Traveller cracks Ape with a good jab.
Ape moves out of range of the body kick from Traveller.
Ape tries to bum rush Traveller with a series of wild strikes but Traveller uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A low kick lands for Ape.
Ape tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Traveller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ape rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Traveller moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ape wants to slow Traveller down by chopping away at his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Traveller misses with a body kick.
Traveller looks to land a right hand but Ape moved out of range.
Ape is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ape pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Traveller was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ape.
Ape moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ape walks into a jab.
Nice body kick there by Traveller.
Traveller stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ape.
Ape tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ape.
Traveller connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ape's hands.
Traveller moves away from the strike by Ape.
Ape lands a lovely overhand right.
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!
Ape waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Traveller.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ape rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Traveller moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ape wants to land a leg kick but Traveller is out of range.
Ape swings widly with a right hand
and Traveller counters with a two punch combo.
Traveller checks a leg kick nicely.
Traveller throws a front kick aimed at Ape's knee but Ape avoids it well.
Ape throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Traveller turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Traveller staying out of range there.
Ape moves into the clinch.
Traveller lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ape or not.
Ape misses with a knee strike.
Traveller lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ape backwards.
Traveller lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Traveller as Ape tries to tie him up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Grey Ape will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ape has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ape there as he acknowledges the shot.
Traveller on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jab from Traveller.
Traveller darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Traveller just misses with a punch to the body.
Ape throws a poor cross that misses
and Traveller counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Traveller ducks under a wild hook from Ape.
Traveller avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Ape misses
and Traveller counters with an outside leg kick.
Ape lands a right hook to the body.
Ape throws out a loose jab but Traveller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Traveller moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Traveller misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Traveller walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ape checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ape fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Traveller scores with a jab to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Traveller.
Traveller scores with a kick to the midsection.
Traveller digs a good hook to Ape's body.
Traveller scores with a hook.
A slapping body kick lands there for Traveller.
Traveller misses with a low kick as Ape jumps back.
Ape throws a counter combo.
Traveller cracks Ape with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ape misses with a hook. Traveller ducked under it nicely.
Ape throws a body punch but Traveller moves out of range.
Ape throws a chopping leg kick but Traveller manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ape takes a swing at Traveller's ribcage but misses.
Ape throws a jab when Traveller was well out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab by Ape.
Ape swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Traveller counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ape thinking.
Traveller misses with a lunging right hand
and Ape counters with a nice uppercut.
Ape has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ape throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Traveller.
Ape looks to land a body kick but Traveller moved away.
Traveller swings for the body but Ape moves out of range.
Ape throws a counter combo.
Traveller tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ape is able to avoid easily.
Traveller avoids a punch combination nicely.
It looked like Traveller wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ape throws a leg kick which misses Traveller's front leg but catches the back leg as Traveller tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ape takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A big left from Ape misses.
Ape keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Traveller is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Traveller misses with a lunging right hand
and Ape counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ape ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Traveller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Traveller misses with a hook
and Ape counters with a stiff right hand.
Traveller blocks a leg kick.
Traveller digs a good body shot into Ape's ribs.
Ape scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Traveller doesn't seem bothered though.
Traveller with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ape wants to clinch up but Traveller keeps it at a distance.
Ape fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Traveller.
Astro Traveller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Ape misses
and Traveller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Traveller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ape throws out the jab.
Traveller slips under a jab.
Ape throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Traveller lands a glancing blow to the side of Ape's head.
It looks like Grey Ape has been cut.
Traveller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grey Ape is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ape lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Traveller at a distance.
Traveller takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ape bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Traveller misses with a hook. Ape ducked under it nicely.
Traveller misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Traveller misses the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Astro Traveller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ape 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grey Ape!
Our winner, Grey Ape, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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