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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Travis (ranked 619 p4p, 1092 weight class) and Leif Leifsson (ranked 80 p4p, 130 weight class). Travis's entrance music is Chris Travis - Crunch Time. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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World class boxer
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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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chris Travis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Leif Leifsson!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leifsson moves into range and clinches up with Travis.
Leifsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Travis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Travis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Travis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Travis has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Travis avoids the elbow strike from Leifsson, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leifsson.
Travis takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Chris Travis has been cut.
Leifsson working aggressively here.
Travis can't find room to land a body shot as Leifsson controls the action.
Leifsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Travis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Travis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Travis misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Leifsson fails to land.
Leifsson lands an elbow inside that Travis shrugs off.
Travis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Travis blocks the elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Travis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Travis struggles to land a body shot inside as Leifsson controls his hands.
Leifsson blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Leifsson fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leifsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leifsson lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Leifsson.
Travis working aggressively here.
Leifsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leifsson.
Travis blocks an uppercut.
Leifsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Travis tries a body shot but Leifsson blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Travis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Leifsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Leifsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've been informed that Leifsson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Travis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Travis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Travis avoids a wild elbow strike from Leifsson.
Travis avoids a wild elbow strike from Leifsson.
Travis dodges an elbow strike from Leifsson.
Travis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Travis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Travis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Travis working aggressively here.
Leifsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Travis's elbow.
Travis lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Leifsson.
Travis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leifsson scores with a shot to the side of Travis's head.
Leifsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Travis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leifsson has a couple of punches blocked by Travis.
Leifsson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Leifsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Travis backwards.
Travis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Travis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leifsson lands an elbow inside that Travis shrugs off.
Travis has a couple of punches blocked by Leifsson.
Leifsson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Traviss head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Leifsson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Travis's brow.
Travis decides to pull guard.
Travis looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Leifsson has picked Travis up and slammed him! Travis can't keep hold of the triangle and Leifsson manages to pass to side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Travis tries to bench press Leifsson off him but Leifsson keeps the position.
Travis wants to control but Leifsson postures up.
Travis being controlled for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Travis regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Travis actively working from the bottom here.
Travis wants to get back to full guard but Leifsson has passed into side control.
Travis tries to buck Leifsson off but Leifsson is having none of it.
Leifsson controlling the position.
Travis trying his best to control but Leifsson has mounted him.
Travis sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Travis trying to control but Leifsson postures up.
Leifsson trying to control the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leif Leifsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Travis's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Travis swats away the attempt to clinch by Leifsson.
Leifsson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Travis counters with a nice uppercut.
Leifsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Travis.
Travis circles away from the clinch attempt
and Travis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Leif Leifsson has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Travis lands with an overhand left.
Travis moves out of range as Leifsson strikes.
Leifsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Travis throwing a counter right hand but Leifsson manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leifsson misses with an uppercut.
Travis throwing a counter right hand but Leifsson manages to avoid it.
Leifsson throws out a loose jab but Travis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Travis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Leifsson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Leifsson tries to clinch but Travis moves out of range.
A jab from Travis misses.
Leifsson misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Travis to counter with a crisp jab.
Travis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leifsson.
Leifsson throws the left hand but Travis avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson throws a series of punches but Travis avoids them all with ease.
Travis was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Travis is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Leifsson misses with a hook to the body
and Travis counters with a nice uppercut.
Leifsson takes a swing at Travis's ribcage but misses.
Travis scores with a body shot.
Leifsson swings widly with a right hand
and Travis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leifsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leifsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Travis is looking to counter punch.
Leifsson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Travis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Travis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leifsson takes a swing at Travis's ribcage but misses.
Travis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Travis is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Leifsson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Leifsson scores with a hook to the body. Travis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Travis scores with a push kick.
Leifsson throws a one two combo.
Leifsson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Travis throws a shot from downtown. Leifsson moves away and avoids it.
Leifsson moves into the clinch successfully.
Travis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Travis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Travis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Travis is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Travis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Leifsson backwards.
A short body shot lands from Leifsson as the two fighters clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Travis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Leifsson backwards.
Travis is pushing Leifsson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Travis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leifsson lands a nice uppercut.
Leif Leifsson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Leifsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Travis.
Leifsson blocking some punches.
Leifsson blocks a body shot from Travis.
Travis misses with the head strike.
Leifsson blocks an uppercut.
Travis misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leifsson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Chris Travis will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Travis throws a lazy right hand but Leifsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Leifsson misses.
Travis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Leifsson throws a looping overhand right but Travis ducks down to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Travis, as that shot connected.
A jab from Leifsson misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leifsson throws an off balance right hand
and Travis counters with a stiff right hand.
Leifsson swings for the body but Travis moves out of range.
Travis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A combination from Travis does no damage.
Leifsson throws out a counter right but Travis avoids it with no problem.
Leif Leifsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Travis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Travis tries to clinch but Leifsson moves away
and Leifsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Travis throws a body punch but Leifsson moves out of range.
Travis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Travis slips under a jab.
Travis is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Leifsson loads up on a big right hand but Travis slips the punch.
Travis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Leifsson walks into a left hand.
Leifsson misses with a body shot
enabling Travis to counter with a crisp jab.
Leifsson misses with a hook
and Travis counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Travis lands with an uppercut that bounces Leifsson off the cage and back into range.
Leifsson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Travis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Leifsson scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Travis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Decent striking displayed by Leifsson there.
Leifsson misses with a lunging right hand
and Travis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Leifsson misses with an uppercut
and Travis counters with a straight right hand.
Leifsson tries to clinch but Travis moves away
letting Travis counter with a right hand.
Leifsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Travis is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Travis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Leifsson misses with a combination
and Travis counters with a two punch combo.
Leifsson throws a poor cross that misses
and Travis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leifsson misses with a left hand
enabling Travis to counter with a crisp jab.
Leifsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Travis misses with an uppercut. Leifsson saw that one coming.
Leifsson with a nice cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson misses with a hook to the body
enabling Travis to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice cross by Travis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Travis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Travis defending well as Leifsson loads up on a big left hand.
Leifsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leifsson throws an off balance right hand
and Travis counters with a stiff right hand.
Leifsson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Travis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Leifsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Travis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Travis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Travis!
Chris Travis bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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