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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Travis Jaeger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clive Craven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Craven's choice of entrance music: Anthrax Island . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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190 cm
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185 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Jaeger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clive Craven!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Alyssa Summers and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Craven looks to land a right hand but Jaeger moved out of range.
Nice jab there from Craven.
Craven avoids the head kick by Jaeger.
Jaeger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jaeger explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jaeger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Craven throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Craven thuds a left hand into Jaeger's body.
Jaeger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Craven.
Jaeger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jaeger pivots, looking for a leg kick but Craven is out of range and Jaeger settles back down.
Craven's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Craven duly obliges.
Craven tries to keep at a distance but Jaeger has taken the fight into the clinch.
Craven breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Craven swats away the attempt to clinch by Jaeger.
Craven works Jaeger's body with a nice hook.
Jaeger lands with a nice body kick.
Craven throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jaeger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jaeger goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jaeger takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jaeger closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Craven did well to prevent Jaeger getting side control.
Craven tries to get to full guard but Jaeger has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaeger throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jaeger controlling the action here.
Jaeger thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Craven's head.
Craven really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jaeger. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jaeger missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jaeger has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jaeger stalling away here and it's allowed Craven to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Jaeger looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jaeger tries to free his leg and advance position but Craven is retaining full guard.
Jaeger loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jaeger preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jaeger with a flurry of punches that miss.
Craven looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Jaeger throwing strikes from guard but Craven blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaeger passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The ground and pound from Jaeger seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jaeger trying to control the action but Craven is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jaeger tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Jaeger tries to score with some ground and pound. Craven controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Craven taking a bit of punishment here - Jaeger scoring with strikes.
Craven is not content to let Jaeger control the position.
Jaeger cracks Craven with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Jaeger trying to control the position but Craven is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Jaeger dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Craven checks a leg kick.
Jaeger throws a body kick that misses.
Craven throws out a leg kick but Jaeger moves out of range and Craven only half commits.
Jaeger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jaeger!
Craven stuffs the takedown attempt from Jaeger. Jaeger gets slowly back to his feet.
Jaeger throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Craven's head.
Jaeger fails to land the takedown.
Jaeger lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Craven is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jaeger.
A punch combination from Craven misses.
Jaeger moves out of range as Craven strikes.
Craven fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jaeger looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Craven misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jaeger throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jaeger tries to clinch up.
Jaeger throws a leg kick but Craven checks it.
Jaeger looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Craven is fending him off so far but Jaeger persists. Nope, Craven circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Travis Jaeger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jaeger on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Craven scores with a one two! Jaeger had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaeger thows a body kick. Craven tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Craven throws the left hand but Jaeger avoids the punch easily.
Jaeger avoids the body shot from Craven.
Jaeger takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jaeger shoots in but no luck this time.
Craven defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jaeger.
Jaeger shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Clive Craven is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Craven scores with a decent looking hook.
Jaeger misses with a takedown attempt - Craven sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jaeger defending well as Craven loads up on a big left hand.
Jaeger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Craven.
Jaeger tries to clinch but Craven is having none of it.
Craven goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Craven scores with a nice right hand.
Jaeger tries to move into range but Craven moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jaeger shoots for a takedown but Craven saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A jab from Craven misses.
Craven takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Craven thows a body shot but no joy.
Jaeger with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Craven to score with a decent uppercut.
Craven jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craven throws a jab but it's blocked by Jaeger.
Nice cross by Craven.
Craven uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jaeger has time to react.
Jaeger takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Craven misses with a head kick.
Craven lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A low kick from Craven misses
and Jaeger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jaeger throws a sloppy head kick and Craven moves out of range easily.
Craven connects with a jab.
Jaeger slips under a jab.
Craven wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Craven throws a chopping leg kick but Jaeger manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Craven scores with a jab.
Clive Craven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaeger fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Craven sprawls well initially but Jaeger persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaeger slows the pace down in half guard.
Jaeger thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craven is not content to let Jaeger control the position.
Jaeger throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Craven is staying active underneath Jaeger, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jaeger trying to mount his opponent but Craven defends it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jaeger not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Craven is staying active underneath Jaeger, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Craven wants to control but Jaeger is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Craven on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jaeger is trying to control the action in half guard but Craven is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Craven regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Jaeger.
Jaeger loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jaeger throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Craven works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jaeger wants to control from the top but Craven keeps moving.
Craven keeping full guard, as Jaeger tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Travis Jaeger will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jaeger throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Craven.
Jaeger uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Craven has time to react.
Jaeger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Craven moves away.
Jaeger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Craven throws a hook but Jaeger blocks it.
Craven connects with a body shot.
Craven lands a body shot.
Craven throws a looping overhand right but Jaeger ducks down to avoid it.
Jaeger avoids the body shot from Craven.
Jaeger fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Craven sprawls well initially but Jaeger persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jaeger throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jaeger wants to control but Craven is keeping him busy.
Jaeger not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jaeger trying to control the action but Craven is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Travis Jaeger wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Craven connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jaeger's hands.
Craven throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jaeger.
Craven misses with a shot to the body
and Jaeger counters with a big head kick but Craven shrugs it off.
Craven swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jaeger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jaeger checks the leg kick.
Jaeger fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Craven throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Craven throws a solid leg kick but Jaeger takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Craven.
Craven lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Craven blocks a head kick by Jaeger.
Jaeger takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Craven tries to score with a low kick but Jaeger moves his leg out of the way.
Jaeger scores with a head kick.
A leg kick checked by Craven.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craven throws a jab but it's blocked by Jaeger.
Craven digs a good body shot into Jaeger's ribs.
Craven scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jaeger doesn't seem bothered though.
Craven throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jaeger throws a head kick that misses.
Jaeger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Jaeger.
Craven bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jaeger's head.
Jaeger doesn't manage to clinch there - Craven circles away.
Craven throws a jab when Jaeger was well out of range.
Craven throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Craven throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jaeger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jaeger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Craven.
Craven lands with a cross.
Jaeger has managed to clinch.
Jaeger tries to pull guard but Craven holds him up against the cage and eventually Jaeger drops back down to his feet.
Craven wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jaeger creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Craven avoids a wild elbow strike from Jaeger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craven is trying to break free.
Jaeger has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Craven uses from the top position.
Craven wants to stand but Jaeger is controlling his posture from full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jaeger holds on and takes a little breather.
Jaeger trying to control the position.
Craven wanted to stand there but Jaeger had control of the position.
That's four 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.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jaeger looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jaeger is trying to keep Craven in close.
Craven wants to stand and escape but instead Jaeger has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Jaeger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jaeger, 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight for Travis Jaeger!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Travis Jaeger!
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for Travis Jaeger!
Travis Jaeger wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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