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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Warren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Shoupp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shoupp has chosen Send The Pain Below as his entrance music. Alex Shoupp will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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278 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
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245 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Warren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Shoupp!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shoupp shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Warren napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shoupp looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Shoupp stands up and beckons Warren to his feet.
Shoupp shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Shoupp misses with a head shot. Warren uses the momentum to regain guard.
Warren is looking to stand up but Shoupp isn't so interested in that idea.
Shoupp has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Warren keeping moving, preventing Shoupp from controlling successfully.
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!
Warren looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Warren looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shoupp trying to control but Warren is working from the bottom.
Shoupp is looking to stand up but Warren won't let him.
Warren wants to stand and escape but Shoupp is having none of it.
Shoupp scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Warren wants to get back to his feet but Shoupp is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Warren has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shoupp can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Warren is looking for a triangle but Shoupp pushes his legs off easily.
Shoupp not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shoupp landing some decent shots from guard.
Shoupp is pushing down on Warren's leg trying to pass to half guard. Warren is fighting to maintain full guard but Shoupp has managed to sneak the leg through.
Shoupp is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Shoupp looking to control and managing it successfully.
Shoupp prevents Warren from getting the reversal.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shoupp controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shoupp breaks from Warren's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Shoupp controlling from mount.
Shoupp trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Warren could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Warren keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Warren wants to hold on but Shoupp pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shoupp working the ground and pound effectively.
Warren is desperately trying to improve his position but Shoupp has a good base and remains in mount.
Shoupp avoids the attempt from Warren to control.
Shoupp tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Shoupp punishing his opponent with strikes.
Warren is bucking up trying to escape but Shoupp cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shoupp cracks Warren with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shoupp controlling his opponent.
Shoupp cracks Warren with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Shoupp dominated that round.
That's time! Warren's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Warren throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shoupp's waist but Shoupp gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Warren off to one side.
Warren gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Shoupp to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Warren is trying to keep Shoupp in close.
Warren keeping moving, preventing Shoupp from controlling successfully.
Shoupp preventing the sweep.
Warren tries to strike from the bottom.
Shoupp engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Alex Shoupp has got the better of the ground game so far.
Warren working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shoupp.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shoupp working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Warren tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Warren might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Shoupp shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Shoupp showed some decent athleticism there.
Shoupp drops an elbow to the side of Warren's head.
Shoupp seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Warren is trying to stand up here but Shoupp is controlling him well.
Shoupp decides to stand and escape the position.
Warren lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Shoupp backs up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shoupp shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Warren manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shoupp passes Warren's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Shoupp is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Warren is in trouble now - Shoupp has advanced to mount!
Shoupp takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Shoupp wants to control the pace but Warren is squirming around nicely.
Warren is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shoupp lands with some strikes.
Shoupp looking to control and managing it successfully.
Shoupp is working for a guillotine from mount but Warren frees his head quite easily.
Warren is working to get back to half guard.
Shoupp controlling from mount.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Shoupp. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Warren is squirming around, avoiding Shoupp's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warren's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Shoupp controlling from the full mount.
Warren is wriggling around trying to escape.
Shoupp looking to control and managing it successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Shoupp showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Shoupp defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Warren.
Warren tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shoupp swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Warren doesn't manage to clinch there - Shoupp circles away.
Alex Shoupp is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Warren gets caught flat footed, as Shoupp shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Shoupp trying to control but Warren is working from the bottom.
Warren had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shoupp defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shoupp stays in close to Warren's body and controls the position.
Shoupp won't allow Warren to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shoupp not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Shoupp distracts Warren with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Warren keeping moving, preventing Shoupp from controlling successfully.
Shoupp stands up and waves to Warren to follow him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Warren.
Shoupp scores with a takedown into Warren's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shoupp slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Shoupp postures up.
Shoupp tries to free his leg and advance position but Warren is retaining full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
OK we're going to have a standup here. Alex Shoupp hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Warren tries to score a power double leg takedown but Shoupp sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Warren somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Travis Warren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shoupp throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shoupp shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Warren is looking to improve his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Shoupp in particular looking to stall.
Warren is looking to get back to is feet but Shoupp passes into side control.
Warren knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shoupp on the ground.
Shoupp content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shoupp stands up.
Shoupp gets a double leg takedown into Warren's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shoupp not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Warren is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Shoupp comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shoupp 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Shoupp!
Alex Shoupp seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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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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