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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Mark Nathaniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Money (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nathaniels's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I Want To Get Away - Lenny Kravitz. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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230 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big Mark Nathaniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Money!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Money has managed to clinch.
Money breaks from the clinch.
Money throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nathaniels.
Nathaniels looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Money decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Money tries to pass the half guard into mount. Nathaniels knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Money works his foot free and advances to mount.
Money throwing strikes here but Nathaniels is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Money working for a guillotine from mount but Nathaniels is in no mood to give up.
Money stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nathaniels shoots and misses
and Money counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nathaniels works over Money's head and body with a nice combination.
Nathaniels keeps the fight on the outside.
Money throws a series of punches but Nathaniels avoids them all with ease.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nathaniels on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nathaniels is breathing heavily.
Horrible takedown by Nathaniels or perhaps it was just good defense by Money which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big Mark Nathaniels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Money gets a clinch.
Nathaniels letting Money take a breather here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Money escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Money is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Nathaniels's half guard.
Money wants to free his trapped foot but Nathaniels is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Money is working for a submission of some sort.
Money decides to stand up.
Money throws a head kick but Nathaniels moves out of range.
Money scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nathaniels is trying to stand.
Money stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Nathaniels blocks a head kick by Money.
Money clinches.
Nathaniels is trying to break the clinch but Money is controlling him.
Money breaks from the clinch.
Nathaniels misses with a left hand
and Money counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Money tries to free his leg and advance position but Nathaniels is retaining full guard.
Money is looking to advance position but Nathaniels has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Money is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nathaniels thowing shots but they're missing.
Money gets back to half guard.
Money works his way to full guard. Good work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Money holds on and takes a little breather.
Money bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nathaniels's guard.
Money pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nathaniels is keeping the position for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nathaniels can't keep his opponent in guard - Money advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Money dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nathaniels tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
No joy there for Nathaniels, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Money is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Money.
Money fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nathaniels has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Money fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Money drives through with a takedown into guard.
Money passes Nathaniels's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Money is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Money working over Nathaniels with some ground and pound. Nathaniels looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Money wants to pass the guard but Nathaniels is defending well.
Money stands up out of the half guard.
Money has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nathaniels on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Money closes the distance and pushes Nathaniels back into the cage.
Money breaks from the clinch.
Travis Money seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Money goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Big Mark Nathaniels has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Money thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nathaniels if he has to take too many more of those.
Money dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nathaniels. That did some damage!
Money misses with the combination.
Money fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Nathaniels to the ground. Money is now in Nathaniels's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Money gets to his feet - Nathaniels follows without any prompting.
Money closes the distance and clinches.
Money pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Money shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Money stands and steps away. Nathaniels gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Money shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Nathaniels manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Money gets to his feet - Nathaniels follows without any prompting.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Money is looking to clinch.
Money throws a nice head kick!
Money gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Money breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Money misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Money has managed to clinch.
Nice body punch from Money - that landed with a thud.
Money breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Money throws a head kick that Nathaniels semi-blocks.
Nathaniels tries for a takedown but Money circles away easily
and Money counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Money is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Nathaniels is just riding it out for now. Money eventually gives up the hold.
Money not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Travis Money has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Money takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Money stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Nathaniels to get to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Money rushes Nathaniels and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Money breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Money showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Big Mark Nathaniels's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nathaniels fails to land with a series of punches.
Money scores with a kick to the body.
Money scores with a hook.
Nathaniels avoids a punch combination nicely.
Money cracks Nathaniels with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Money shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nathaniels eats them both and turns towards Money to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nathaniels is rocked!
Money lands a body shot.
The fighters circle, before Money throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Nathaniels's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Money lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Travis Money!
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energy
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hype
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