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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Howie Travis (ranked 24301 p4p, 2574 weight class) and Charles Sanders (ranked 161 p4p, 120 weight class). Sanders comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Le Freak- CHIC kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class 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 4 - 9 - 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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Charles Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Travis jabs Sanders right on the nose. Sanders blinks but takes it well.
Travis throws out a leg kick but Sanders moves out of range and Travis only half commits.
Sanders looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Travis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Travis lands with a good body shot.
Jab, jab by Travis - just one landing.
Sanders throws a hook but Travis blocks it.
Sanders takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Travis slips under a jab from Sanders.
Sanders is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Travis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sanders throws a jab but it's blocked by Travis.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanders. Travis does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanders keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Travis.
Sanders feints a jab promting Travis to slip. Sanders then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Travis slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Howie Travis has been cut.
Travis throws an overhand right that lands on Sanders's shoulder, as Sanders tries to avoid the shot.
Travis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanders.
Sanders misses with a hook. Travis ducked under it nicely.
Sanders misses with a hook. Travis ducked under it nicely.
Sanders fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Travis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sanders lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Travis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Travis slips under a jab.
Sanders throws a right hand that misses
and Sanders takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sanders throws a hook to the side of Travis's head but Travis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Travis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanders.
Travis misses with a hook
and Travis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sanders connects with a body shot.
Sanders moves out of range of the strikes.
Travis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Doom\'s Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Sanders works the jab nicely.
Travis throws a jab when Sanders was well out of range.
Sanders scores with a hook to the body. Travis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Travis is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Travis is breathing heavily.
Travis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanders ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanders looks to score with a jab to the body but Travis is just out of range.
Sanders listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Travis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Travis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Travis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sanders throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Travis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Sanders misses.
Travis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sanders scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sanders moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sanders throws a body punch but Travis moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Travis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sanders lands a big right hand that sends Travis crashing to the mat! Sanders stays standing though and waves Travis back to his feet!
Travis is rocked!
Charles Sanders is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Travis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sanders looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sanders blocks a jab.
Howie Travis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanders bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanders blocks a jab.
Travis is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Sanders just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Travis has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Charles Sanders!
Charles Sanders managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Advance Sport Supplements , into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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