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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Mferi (ranked 1216 p4p, 2239 weight class) and Freaky Travis (ranked 41 p4p, 109 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Mferi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Freaky Travis!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Travis misses with a few strikes there.
Mferi avoids a kick to the body.
Mferi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Mike Mferi has been cut.
Travis's coach down at Freakshow Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Travis's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Mferi misses the jab.
Mferi misses with a straight left.
Travis is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mferi misses with a straight left.
Travis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mferi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Travis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Travis lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Travis slips a jab from Mferi.
Mferi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Travis.
Mferi throws an off balance right hand
and Travis counters with a stiff right hand.
A swing and a miss from Mferi.
A combination from Travis does no damage.
Mferi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Travis.
Travis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mferi.
Mferi seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Mferi missing with a left hand there. Travis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Travis misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mferi throws a lazy right hand but Travis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mferi throws a jab but it's blocked by Travis.
Mferi moves out of range of the body kick from Travis.
Mferi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Travis's head backwards.
Travis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mferi misses with a wild combination.
Mferi avoids the head kick by Travis.
Mferi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Travis was well out of range. Poor timing from Mferi.
Travis avoids the body shot from Mferi.
Mferi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Travis.
Travis throws a body kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Mferi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Travis throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Mferi misses.
Some wild striking there from Travis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mferi takes a swing at Travis's ribcage but misses.
Mferi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mferi scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Travis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Travis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mferi swings for the body but Travis moves out of range.
Travis feints a counter leg kick.
A combination from Travis does no damage.
As Travis tries to get set, Mferi tries to push him back and clinch up but Travis manages to avoid the attempt.
Travis throws a nice looking combination but Mferi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mferi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Travis.
Mferi throwing a counter right hand but Travis manages to avoid it.
Travis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mferi misses with a straight right.
Mferi lands with an uppercut that bounces Travis off the cage and back into range.
Travis ducks under a wild hook from Mferi.
Travis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mferi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mferi checks a low kick from Travis.
Mferi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Travis avoids the body shot from Mferi.
Travis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Travis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mferi.
Travis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mferi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mferi is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Travis's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Mferi throws a hook but Travis avoids it easily.
Travis throws a body kick that misses.
Mferi lands with a good body shot.
Mferi throws a hook but Travis avoids it easily.
Travis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mferi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Travis.
Mferi scores with a nice right hand.
Mferi scores with a sloppy right hand. Travis should have avoided that one.
Travis is rocked!
Mferi lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Travis head around and knocks him out cold! Mferi hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mike Mferi!
Mike Mferi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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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
RATING
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