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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julio Travis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orvech Venor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Orvech Venor enters the cage!
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193 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Julio Travis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Orvech Venor!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Venor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Travis circles away quickly and effectively.
Venor shoots in but Travis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Venor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Travis circles away quickly and effectively.
Venor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Venor. Those never looked like landing.
Travis slips under a jab from Venor.
Travis swinging wildly here.
Venor looks to land a combination but Travis avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Venor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Venor throws a right and a left that Travis avoids nicely.
Venor thows a body shot but no joy.
Travis misses with a body kick.
Travis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Venor as he avoids it easily.
Venor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Travis moves away.
Venor misses with a hook.
Venor misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venor misses with a wild body shot.
Venor throws a lazy right hand but Travis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Venor shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Travis pinned against the cage. Travis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Some wild striking there from Venor.
A combination from Venor does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Venor lands an impressive looking overhand right. Travis doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Julio Travis has been cut.
Venor looks to land a combination but Travis avoids it well.
Venor clinches.
Travis changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Venor fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Venor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Travis slaps away a takedown attempt from Venor, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Julio Travis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Orvech Venor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Venor throws a nice looking combination but Travis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Venor uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Venor misses with a hook.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Travis.
Venor closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orvech Venor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julio Travis's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
No joy there for Venor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Orvech Venor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Venor tests Travis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
No luck for Venor with that takedown attempt.
Julio Travis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Travis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Venor defends it nicely.
Venor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venor tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Travis defends well and Venor ends up having to push Travis into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Venor tries for a takedown but Travis manages to get underhooks.
Julio Travis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Orvech Venor.
Travis has picked Venor up - he's going for a ride! Travis dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Travis is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Travis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Venor is trying to get back to full guard.
Travis seems to be looking for submissions.
Venor holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Travis is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Venor defends it well.
Travis is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Venor controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Travis prevents Venor from improving his position.
Venor is trying to maintain the position but Travis is very close to passing his half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Venor can do anything to dispel that myth.
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!
Travis is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venor is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Venor really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Travis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Orvech Venor hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Venor misses with an uppercut. Travis saw that one coming.
Travis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Venor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Venor bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Travis's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Venor missing with a left hand there. Travis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Venor has a takedown stuffed.
Venor loads up on a big right hand but Travis slips the punch.
Venor scores with a jab. Travis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Venor misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Venor lands a jab to the nose.
Travis is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Venor throws out a loose jab but Travis uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orvech Venor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Julio Travis's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Travis slips under a jab.
Oh Travis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Travis walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Travis limp body while Venor jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Orvech Venor!
Orvech Venor took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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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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