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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Howie Travis (ranked 24330 p4p, 2728 weight class) and Sami Ahola (ranked 212 p4p, 140 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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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 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Howie Travis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sami Ahola!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahola lands a lovely overhand right.
Travis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ahola doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Travis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Travis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Oooooh!!! Ahola has knocked Travis down with a huge combo! Ahola steps away and waves a wobbly Travis back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Howie Travis has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ahola lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Travis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ahola moves away.
Ahola looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Some wild striking there from Travis.
Ahola lands a big uppercut and Travis crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Travis looks OK. Ahola waves Travis back to his feet!
Travis defending well as Ahola loads up on a big left hand.
Travis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ahola throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Travis throws a big counter combination but Ahola scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Travis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Travis there as he acknowledges the shot.
A jab lands there for Travis.
Travis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Travis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ahola on the side of the head.
Travis lands a slapping body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Travis, as that shot connected.
Ahola avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Travis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ahola connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Travis scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahola ducks under a wild hook from Travis.
Ahola has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Travis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ahola moves away.
Travis walks into a straight right hand from Ahola.
Decent striking displayed by Travis there.
Ahola misses the shot to the body.
Travis throws a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the body from Ahola misses
and Travis counters with a nice uppercut.
Ahola attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ahola bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ahola misses with a hook. Travis ducked under it nicely.
Travis lands with a hook. Ahola tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ahola looks to score with a jab to the body but Travis is just out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Travis.
Ahola misses with a wild body shot.
Travis cracks Ahola with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Travis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahola misses the shot to the body.
Good exchange - Ahola coming out on top.
Travis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ahola.
Travis misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Ahola there.
Ahola lands with a hook. Travis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ahola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Travis manages to avoid it.
Travis misses with a hook. Ahola ducked under it nicely.
Travis throws out a loose jab but Ahola uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ahola jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ahola has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Travis.
Ahola slips under a jab.
Travis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ahola.
Ahola connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ahola defending well as Travis loads up on a big left hand.
Travis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ahola throws out the jab.
Travis dives in and grabs Ahola's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ahola pushes down on Travis's head and hops out.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ahola. Travis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ahola scores with a jab to the jaw.
A big right from Ahola misses.
Ahola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Travis moves away.
Ahola misses with a head kick.
Travis throws a hook to the side of Ahola's head but Ahola sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ahola throws out a counter right but Travis avoids it with no problem.
Ahola uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Travis.
Travis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahola scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ahola throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ahola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Travis manages to avoid it.
Ahola slips under a jab from Travis.
Travis moves out of range of the strikes.
Ahola lands a big head kick that sends Travis tumbling to the mat! Ahola takes a step backwards and waves Travis back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Travis is rocked!
Travis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oh Travis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ahola throws a jab when Travis was well out of range.
Travis seems to have got his legs back now.
Travis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahola looks to throw the jab but Travis is out of range.
Travis is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sami Ahola is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Travis moves into the clinch successfully.
Travis is looking to break free of the clinch but Ahola has double underhooks.
Ahola breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ahola moves out of range as Travis throws a body kick.
Travis backing away here, and Ahola unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Travis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ahola as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Howie Travis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Travis lands with a good body shot.
Travis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ahola is fending him off so far but Travis persists. Nope, Ahola circles away and we're back to standing.
Ahola lands a big head kick that sends Travis tumbling to the mat! Ahola takes a step backwards and waves Travis back to his feet - he wants the finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahola avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice cross by Travis.
Ahola takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ahola moves forwards but Travis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ahola drops Travis with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Travis looks back up at him and smiles so Ahola waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Travis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ahola throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Travis lands with a good body shot.
Ahola misses with a looping left.
Ahola shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Travis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Travis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ahola misses the shot to the body.
Travis wants to clinch
and Ahola counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ahola on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Travis throws a lazy right hand but Ahola sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ahola stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ahola lands a slapping body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sami Ahola dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Howie Travis's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Travis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ahola manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Travis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ahola in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Travis misses with a head kick.
Travis throws a leg kick but Ahola sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Ahola. Those never looked like landing.
Travis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ahola in his tracks.
Ahola scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Travis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Travis throws an overhand right that lands on Ahola's shoulder, as Ahola tries to avoid the shot.
Ahola throws out a counter right but Travis avoids it with no problem.
Ahola uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Travis.
Ahola avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ahola misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ahola ducks under a wild hook from Travis.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ahola! But no joy.
Ahola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahola throws a looping overhand right but Travis ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Travis misses the target.
Travis scores with a nice strike.
Ahola throws an off balance right hand
and Travis counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ahola scores with a body shot.
Travis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ahola.
Ahola looks to score with a jab to the body but Travis is just out of range.
Ahola moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Travis throwing a counter right hand but Ahola manages to avoid it.
Travis misses with a looping left.
Travis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ahola moves away from the strike by Travis.
Ahola misses with a hook. Travis ducked under it nicely.
Ahola loads up on a big right hand but Travis slips the punch.
Sami Ahola seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Travis ducks under a wild hook from Ahola.
Ahola throws a sloppy head kick and Travis moves out of range easily.
Travis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Travis tries to break free but Ahola pushes him back against the cage.
Ahola breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Travis misses with a head kick.
Ahola misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Travis fails with a takedown attempt.
Travis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ahola moves away.
Ahola has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Travis misses with the combination.
Travis blocks a jab.
Ahola uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Travis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Travis scores with a jab.
A big left from Travis misses.
Ahola swats away the attempt to clinch by Travis.
Ahola throws a body shot but no joy.
Travis avoids the head kick by Ahola.
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 looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Travis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ahola in his tracks.
Travis lunges at Ahola with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ahola's hand.
Ahola keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Travis.
And Ahola responds with a good body kick, but Travis manages to step out the way in time.
Ahola checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Travis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ahola but Ahola pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Travis slips under a jab from Ahola.
A clash of legs there as Ahola blocks the low kick.
Ahola misses with a wild combination.
Travis cracks Ahola with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Ahola 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ahola scores with a head kick.
A right-left combo lands from Travis.
Ahola takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Travis tries to clinch up but Ahola circles away and keeps his distance.
Travis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ahola. Travis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Travis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ahola with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Travis.
Travis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ahola lands a big head kick that sends Travis tumbling to the mat! Ahola takes a step backwards and waves Travis back to his feet - he wants the finish!
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!
Ahola and Travis are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Ahola throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Travis into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Ahola knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sami Ahola!
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energy
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hype
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