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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Henri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Travis Price is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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157 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Decent wrestler
Good elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Henri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Travis Price!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henri throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Henri shoots in and drives through. Price sprawls well.
Price shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Henri napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Henri is trying to control Price's posture but Price avoids it.
Price throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Price throws a strike aimed at the side of Henri's head but Henri avoids it well.
Henri struggling a bit here.
Henri takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Henri tries to get back to half guard but can't.
An elbow from Price crashes against the mat.
Price wants to control but Henri is keeping him busy.
Price working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henri is looking for a sweep.
Henri struggling a bit here.
Price advances nicely into full mount.
Price looking to finish Henri with some ground and pound. This is bad for Henri!
Price breaks from Henri's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Henri working to try and regain half guard.
Price really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Henri. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Price looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Price with a couple of short strikes.
Price scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Price is landing with some decent strikes but Henri is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Price with good strikes from the mount here!
Price content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price thowing shots but they're missing.
Henri wants to hold on but Price pushes him away.
Price with good strikes from the mount here!
Henri wants to control but Price is having none of it.
Price lands with some strikes.
Price lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Henri flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Price landing strikes from the mount.
Price connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Price wants to control the pace but Henri is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price looking to finish Henri with some ground and pound. This is bad for Henri!
Henri throwing hammer fists to the chest of Price. What's that going to do exactly?
Price lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Price with the ground and pound from mount.
Henri wants to hold on but Price pushes him away.
Price working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Henri wants to hold on but Price pushes him away.
Price breaks from Henri's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henri bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Henri working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Henri wants to control from the top but Price keeps moving.
Price keeping full guard, as Henri tries to pass.
Price is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Price wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Price dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Price looks to land a right hand but Henri moved out of range.
Price avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Henri.
Price gets back to half guard.
Henri thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Price's head.
Price tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Henri wants to stand but Price has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Price has one foot on Henri's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henri tries to clinch but Price moves out of range.
Price bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Price landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Price controlling from side mount.
Travis Price has got the better of the ground game so far.
Henri is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Price scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Price seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Henri does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Henri manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price slaps away a takedown attempt from Henri, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Paul Henri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henri misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Price is defended easily by Henri.
Nice takedown defense from Henri. No joy for Price on that attempt.
Henri fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Price shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Paul Henri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Price.
Henri with a poor takedown
and Price counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Henri's guard now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henri manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Price is trying desperately to improve position.
Price is squirming around, avoiding Henri's attempts to control the action.
Henri misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Henri throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Henri wants to control the pace but Price is squirming around nicely.
Price is desperately trying to improve his position but Henri has a good base and remains in mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Henri there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Henri looking to control but Price is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Price is looking to improve his position but Henri isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Price showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Henri's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Henri tries to clinch up
and Price counters with a takedown into side control.
Price tries to move into full mount but can't pass Henri's legs.
Price cracks Henri with a big right hand but Henri just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
You can see the frustration on Henri's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Price has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Henri!
Price working the ground and pound effectively.
Price lands a big shot there that rocks Henri but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price controlling the position easily from mount.
The referee warns Henri that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Price pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Price lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Price thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Price controlling the position easily from mount.
Price punishing his opponent with strikes.
Henri is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price landing strikes, looking to finish!
Henri takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Price lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Price with a couple of short strikes.
Price avoids the attempt from Henri to control.
Price scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Henri?
Price unloading with bombs!
Price lands a nice shot to the head.
Henri tries to lock up and control but Price gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Price scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Henri?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henri wants to control but Price is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Price tries to control but Henri wriggling away.
Price landing strikes from the mount.
Price with the ground and pound from mount.
Henri in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Henri is in all sorts of trouble here.
Henri tries to hold on but Price postures up.
The referee warns Henri that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Price controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Henri?
Henri takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Price working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Price with a couple of short strikes.
Price avoids the attempt from Henri to control.
Henri taking shots to the head.
Price raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henri tries to hold on but Price postures up.
Paul Henri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Travis Price is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Price takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Price comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Price winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 26:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Price!
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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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