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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Travis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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270 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max Wolf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Travis!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolf closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Travis tries to kick Wolf off but Wolf keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Wolf seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Travis pushes Wolf off looking to stand but Wolf dives back in and keeps control.
Wolf thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Travis's head.
Wolf tries to pass to full mount but Travis defends it.
Travis looks like he's trying to stand up.
Wolf sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Travis defending well though.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Travis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wolf shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Travis's guard.
Travis wants to get back to his feet but Wolf is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Travis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Travis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wolf in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wolf trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Travis wants to stand and escape but Wolf is having none of it.
Wolf working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Travis's head.
Wolf postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wolf is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Travis wants to stand but Wolf is controlling the position.
Travis looks gassed!
Wolf thows a big elbow that misses.
Wolf throws a big right hand that misses.
Wolf content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wolf closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Travis did well to prevent Wolf getting side control.
Wolf will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wolf lands strikes from half guard.
Wolf seems to be looking for submissions.
Wolf seems to be working for a kimura but Travis defends the submission attempt.
Travis is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wolf scores with a couple of nice shots.
Travis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wolf.
Travis wants to get back to his feet.
Travis has hold of Wolf's hands but Wolf slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Travis scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Wolf manages to mount him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Travis is trying to stand.
Wolf landing punches.
Travis should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Travis takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Travis in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wolf takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Travis's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Wolf takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wolf putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf landing strikes from the mount.
Wolf with good strikes from the mount here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wolf tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wolf lands with some strikes.
Wolf scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Travis?
Wolf content just to control the position here.
Wolf postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Travis looks a forlorn figure.
Travis is rocked!
Wolf punishing his opponent with strikes.
A nice elbow there by Wolf.
Travis is trying to stand up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wolf with shots to the head and body - Travis looks very uncomfortable down there.
Travis tries to buck Wolf off but he can't manage it.
Wolf with the ground and pound from mount.
Wolf is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Travis can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Wolf dominated that round.
That's time! Wolf's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wolf feints and as Travis raises his hands in defense, Wolf changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wolf is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Wolf trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Travis kicks Wolf off and gets to his feet.
Travis wants to clinch.
Travis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Travis is breathing heavily.
Travis is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wolf leaning his opponent against the cage.
Wolf tries to score a body lock takedown but Travis shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Travis scores with a knee to the head.
Travis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wolf.
Travis prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wolf tries to pull guard but Travis won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Wolf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wolf tries for a takedown but Travis manages to get underhooks.
A knee to the head by Travis.
Wolf gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wolf is controlling the pace.
Wolf working over Travis with some ground and pound. Travis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Travis tries to kick Wolf off but Wolf keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Wolf is nestled in close to Travis, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Travis is trying to stand back up but Wolf is controlling him
Wolf wants to pass to mount but Travis is defending the position.
Well, if Wolf is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Travis is trying to stand back up but Wolf is controlling him
Wolf lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Travis has hold of Wolf's hands but Wolf slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wolf lands a nice short elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Wolf is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Travis can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf slips a nice elbow through Travis's hands, connecting with Travis's forehead.
Wolf is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wolf slows the pace down in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wolf connects with a nice short shot to Travis's temple.
Wolf looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Travis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wolf controlling the action here.
Wolf has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Wolf is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wolf in particular looking to stall.
Wolf lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wolf scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Travis is looking to escape.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wolf lands a nice short elbow.
Travis is trying to stand back up but Wolf is controlling him
Travis has hold of Wolf's hands but Wolf slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wolf is controlling the pace.
Travis taking some punishment here, with Wolf in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Wolf dominated that second round.
That's time! Wolf's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Wolf moves into the clinch successfully.
Wolf is working for takedown but Travis is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Travis obliges.
Travis tries a knee to the head but Wolf blocks it.
Travis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wolf.
Wolf wants a takedown.
Travis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wolf has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wolf tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Travis smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Wolf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wolf scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Travis doesn't seem bothered though.
Travis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wolf shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Travis as he jumps to the side.
Travis closes the distance but Wolf moves to the side
and Wolf counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Travis is trying to stand back up but Wolf is controlling him
Wolf is looking to advance position but Travis won't allow it.
Wolf working the head and body with strikes.
Travis is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wolf scores with a couple of nice shots.
Travis is trying to stand up here but Wolf is controlling him well.
Wolf working over Travis with some ground and pound. Travis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wolf slows the pace down in half guard.
Wolf's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Wolf is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf stands up out of the half guard.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Wolf.
Wolf controlling from side mount.
Wolf working the ground and pound from side control.
Travis is trying to get back to his feet.
Wolf lands a nice forearm strike.
Wolf cracks Travis with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Wolf working the ground and pound from side control.
Travis is still in real trouble! Can Wolf finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wolf scores with a couple of short elbows.
Wolf working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf trying to control the action but Travis is working from the bottom.
Wolf lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Travis down.
Wolf slows the pace down.
Travis seems to have recovered his senses.
Travis wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Wolf scoring with punches from side control.
Wolf decides to stand up, so the ref orders Travis to his feet.
Wolf scores a takedown into full mount!
Travis trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf controlling his opponent.
Wolf lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Travis hang on?
Wolf content just to control the position here.
Wolf landing strikes from the mount.
Travis is in a horrible position here. Wolf smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Max Wolf is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wolf takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wolf lands a big shot there that rocks Travis but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wolf looking to control and managing it successfully.
Marcus Travis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wolf scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Travis?
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Wolf showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wolf, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:25
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Wolf!
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