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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis High (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Derman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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275 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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236 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Travis High!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Derman!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for High, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Derman.
Derman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around High's waist but High gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Derman off to one side.
Derman ducks under a wild hook from High.
High swinging wildly here.
Derman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but High swivels and escapes.
Travis High has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Derman.
Derman shoots in looking for a takedown. High tries to sprawl out of it but Derman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. High manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from High. Derman does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
High closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - High lands in his opponent's guard.
High's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Derman looks gassed!
Derman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
High pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Derman is keeping the position for now.
High working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
High controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
High stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Derman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
High not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Travis High has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
High lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by High.
It looks like Mark Derman has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Derman with a lazy takedown attempt
and High counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
High cracks Derman with a big right hand and Derman goes down!
Derman is rocked!
High is in close to Derman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Derman is still in real trouble! Can High finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
High stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Derman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Derman seems to have recovered his senses.
High is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
High knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Derman on the ground.
High missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
High is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
High wants to stand but Derman is controlling his posture from full guard.
We're going to have a standup here because Travis High wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
High thuds a left hand into Derman's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis High dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Derman's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
High throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Derman stumbling backwards into the cage! Derman bounces back off the cage towards High, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! High lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! High celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Travis High!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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