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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freaky Travis (ranked 3178 p4p, 3279 weight class) and Yao Ming (ranked 180 p4p, 185 weight class). Yao Ming has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Freaky Travis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yao Ming!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Travis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ming staying out of range there.
As Travis backs off Ming throws a huge counter combo but Travis manages to avoid it all.
Travis misses with a body kick.
Travis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ming swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That kick from Travis tenderised Ming's leg. Ming is trying to keep his angry face on.
Travis bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Travis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ming.
It looks like Freaky Travis has been cut.
A leg kick checked by Ming.
Ming tries to land a front kick but Travis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Travis misses with a body kick.
As Travis backs off Ming throws a huge counter combo but Travis manages to avoid it all.
Travis throws a head kick that misses
and Ming makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Travis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Travis plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Travis lands a nice looking body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Travis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Travis pushes Ming away with a front kick.
Ming looks winded!
A head kick misses from Travis.
Travis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ming's head.
It looks like Yao Ming has been cut.
Travis wants to land a leg kick but Ming is out of range.
Ming slips under a jab.
Ming is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Travis with a body shot.
Travis moves into range and clinches up with Ming.
A head punch on the inside from Travis fails to land.
Travis misses with a body punch.
Ming blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ming blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ming blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Travis misses with the head strike.
Travis is stalling here.
Ming wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ming is looking to break free of the clinch but Travis has double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Travis fails to land.
Travis is struggling to control the position.
Ming is looking to break free of the clinch but Travis has double underhooks.
Travis displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ming up against the cage.
Ming pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Travis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Travis.
Travis throws a head punch that misses.
Travis leaning against his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Travis fails to land.
Travis lands a hook that snaps the head of Ming backwards.
Travis scores with a shoulder strike.
Travis has a couple of punches blocked by Ming.
Travis swings wildly with an uppercut but Ming uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Travis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Travis displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ming up against the cage.
Travis will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ming up against the cage.
Travis misses with some punches.
Ming blocks an uppercut.
Ming tries to circle away but Travis has him pinned against the cage.
Travis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ming tries to circle away but Travis has him pinned against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Freaky Travis dominated that round.
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!
Travis throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ming.
Travis scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nice body kick from Travis.
Travis lands a head shot.
Ming takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Travis has closed the distance and engaged Ming in a clinch.
Freaky Travis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Travis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Travis lands with a light punch inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Travis taking a breather.
Travis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ming can do to turn this around?
Ming tries to circle away but Travis has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Travis has a couple of punches blocked by Ming.
Ming is trying to break free.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Travis.
Travis slows down the pace here.
Travis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Travis fails to land.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Travis.
Travis holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ming is trying to break the clinch but Travis has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Travis holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ming is trying to force a seperation but Travis has the dominant position.
Travis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Travis avoiding damage.
A nice left hand lands by Travis.
Travis stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Freaky Travis.
Travis takes one to the chin there.
A bone on bone clash there as Ming blocks the leg kick.
Ming misses with a hook. Travis ducked under it nicely.
Travis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Travis - that will leave a mark!
Yao Ming is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ming is breathing heavily.
Travis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Travis thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ming if he has to take too many more of those.
Travis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ming has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Travis.
Travis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ming looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Travis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ming let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Travis steps in with a hook that catches Ming right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Travis follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Ming looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Freaky Travis!
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energy
A | B |
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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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