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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tad Travis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dzypsi Cham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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193 lbs
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189 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tad Travis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dzypsi Cham!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Eliza Hachem and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cham looking to score a takedown here. Travis is defending well but Cham drives through and ends up in Travis's guard.
Cham must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Travis wants to get back to his feet but Cham is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cham sitting in guard here, content to control.
Travis really is a fat lump.
Cham postures up and lands a big shot to Travis's brow.
Travis looking to control.
Cham showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cham working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Travis's head.
Travis wants to stand but Cham is controlling the position.
Travis striking off his back but it's not causing Cham any problems.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Travis trying to control the position.
Travis wants to stand and escape but Cham is having none of it.
Cham's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Cham stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Travis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cham postures up.
Cham is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Travis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cham wants to pass the guard but Travis is keeping the position.
Travis throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cham closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Travis's guard.
Travis trying to keep a closed guard but Cham is proving a slippery customer.
Cham cracks Travis with a solid left hand.
Travis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Travis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cham slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Travis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Travis is trying to keep Cham in close.
Cham thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cham is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Travis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Travis trying to control the position.
Travis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cham works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Cham trying to control the pace.
Travis missing with punches from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cham working over Travis with some ground and pound. Travis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Travis wants to control but Cham is keeping busy.
Travis misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Cham not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Travis trying to control here.
Travis is trying to get back to full guard.
Travis wants to get back to full guard but Cham has passed into side control.
Cham looks up at the clock and then as Travis takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Cham smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cham avoids the strikes from the bottom by Travis.
Travis struggling a bit here.
Cham just content to control the position.
Travis regains half guard.
Travis is breathing heavily.
Travis punching from the bottom.
Travis pushes Cham off looking to stand but Cham dives back in and keeps control.
Cham sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Travis trying to control here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Travis is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cham's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cham's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dzypsi Cham 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.
A punch combination from Travis misses.
Cham fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Travis to the ground. Cham is now in Travis's guard.
Travis looking to control.
Cham sitting in guard here, content to control.
Cham takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Cham drops back looking for a leg! Travis is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Travis manages to kick Cham off! Cham jumps back into Travis's guard.
Cham tries to free his leg and advance position but Travis is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Travis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cham stays in close to Travis's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cham avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Travis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cham's guard.
Cham wants to sweep here but Travis controlling him for the moment.
Dzypsi Cham has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cham has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Travis is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Cham.
Cham is breathing heavily.
Travis wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cham, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cham looking for a sweep but Travis has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Cham tries to lock up and control but Travis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cham can't escape the position.
Cham holds on, trying desperately to control.
Travis unloading with bombs!
Cham has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Travis prevents Cham from getting the reversal.
Cham manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Cham, under a barage of strikes from Travis.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cham is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Travis jumps into side control!
Travis tries for a kimura but Cham is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Travis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cham keeps working.
Cham trying to control but Travis flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cham defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Travis's arms.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Travis avoiding Cham 's attempts to control his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tad Travis dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Cham feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Travis trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Travis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cham defends well.
Travis throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Travis uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Cham closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Travis's guard.
Travis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Travis wants to get back to his feet but Cham is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cham is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Travis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cham is controlling him.
Cham working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Travis trying to control the position here.
Cham controls from within his opponent's guard.
Cham trying to control but Travis is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Travis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Travis gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cham to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Travis wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Cham manages to pass to side control.
Travis trying to hold on to Cham's head to control him but Cham postures up.
Cham prevents Travis from improving his position.
Travis manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Cham keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Travis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cham breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tad Travis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cham scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Travis trying to control from the bottom.
Cham prevents Travis from improving his position.
Travis is looking to control Cham's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Travis avoid being mounted?
Cham stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Travis looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cham with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Travis misses with a wild combination.
Cham scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cham content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Travis trying to hold on to Cham's head to control him but Cham postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dzypsi Cham.
I think Cham has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dzypsi Cham!
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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
29% |
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