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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Louis Bisping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Travis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Travis has chosen Atmosphere - Bleed Slow as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Louis Bisping!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dylan Travis!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Travis.
Travis misses the jab.
Travis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bisping avoids it really well and circles away.
Bisping is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Dylan Travis has been cut.
Bisping cracks Travis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bisping moves into range and clinches up with Travis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Travis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bisping's efforts to push away.
Bisping wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Travis has him pressed against the cage.
Bisping manages to break the clinch.
Dylan Travis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Travis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bisping.
Bisping connects with a looping right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Travis. That's going to slow Bisping down.
Travis lands a nice looking body shot.
Travis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bisping throws a series of punches but Travis avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bisping. Travis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bisping looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Travis is looking to slow Bisping down with leg kicks.
Bisping moves out of range as Travis strikes.
Travis misses the shot to the body.
Travis throws a lazy right hand but Bisping sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bisping closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Travis can't get the takedown.
Bisping can't break the clinch.
Bisping is trying to push Travis away but Travis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Travis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bisping's efforts to push away.
Travis ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Travis no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bisping tries to stand but Travis is controlling from the bottom.
Travis is looking for a triangle here but Bisping uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Travis wants to control but Bisping postures up.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Travis gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Travis wants to get back to full guard.
Travis moves into full guard.
Bisping wants to stand but Travis is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Travis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Travis seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bisping won't allow Travis to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Louis Bisping will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dylan Travis's cut.
That's time! Bisping's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Travis throws a lazy right hand but Bisping sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Travis.
Travis slips a jab and a cross from Bisping.
Travis throws a looping overhand right but Bisping ducks down to avoid it.
Bisping tries to close the distance and clinch up but Travis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Travis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bisping.
Travis misses with a low kick.
Travis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Louis Bisping is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A good leg kick by Travis.
Travis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Travis is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Travis throws an overhand right that lands on Bisping's shoulder, as Bisping tries to avoid the shot.
Bisping looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Travis looks for the body kick but Bisping saw that one coming.
Bisping lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bisping clinches.
Bisping prevents a takedown attempt there.
Travis is trying to pull guard but Bisping has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisping can't break the clinch.
Travis wants a takedown.
Louis Bisping has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Travis.
Bisping pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bisping takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Louis Bisping is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice uppercut lands for Travis. That snapped Bisping's head back.
Travis blocks a jab.
Bisping wants to clinch.
Travis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bisping clinches up against the cage.
Bisping breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Travis slips a jab and a cross from Bisping.
Louis Bisping is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Travis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That has opened up Dylan Travis's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bisping uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Travis.
Bisping thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bisping takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Travis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bisping.
Some wild striking there from Bisping.
Travis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bisping counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bisping slips a jab from Travis.
Travis keeps the fight on the outside.
Bisping takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Travis is looking to slow Bisping down with leg kicks.
Travis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Travis moves out of range as Bisping strikes.
Jab by Bisping.
Travis misses with a looping left.
Travis looks to score with a jab to the body but Bisping is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Travis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Travis tries a head kick but it misses.
Travis connects with a solid leg kick.
Bisping has managed to clinch.
Bisping is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bisping breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bisping uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Travis.
Bisping fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Travis manages to avoid it.
Travis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bisping closes the distance and clinches.
Travis has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bisping after a bit of a struggle.
Travis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bisping is trying to break the clinch but Travis has him pressed against the cage.
Travis tries to pull guard but Bisping won't allow it.
Travis is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bisping pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bisping wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bisping breaks from the clinch.
A slow jab from Travis misses its intended target.
Bisping moves in looking to clinch but Travis pushes him off.
Travis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bisping tries to avoid it but Travis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bisping to the ground. Bisping escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Bisping. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd cheers as Bisping lands an impressive looking overhand right. Travis doesn't seem phased though.
The cut above Dylan Travis's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Travis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bisping misses with a series of wild punches.
Bisping lands with an overhand left.
Travis missing with a left hand there. Bisping was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Travis has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bisping misses with a series of wild punches.
Bisping ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louis Bisping dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dylan Travis's cut.
That's time! Bisping's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Travis staying out of range there.
Bisping rushes Travis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Travis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Travis jumps guard but Bisping stands there with Travis around his waist. Travis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Travis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bisping's efforts to push away.
Bisping wants to break free but Travis has control.
Bisping gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Travis.
Bisping blocks an uppercut.
Travis throws a head punch that misses.
Travis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bisping avoids it.
Travis is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bisping to keep the fight standing.
Louis Bisping has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Travis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Travis tries to pull guard but Bisping holds him up against the cage and eventually Travis drops back down to his feet.
Travis is trying to drag Bisping to the mat but Bisping just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Travis has Bisping pressed against the cage, preventing Bisping from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bisping's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Travis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bisping counters with a left and a right that stings Travis.
Bisping is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bisping is looking to clinch.
A jab from Bisping finds it's way through Travis's defenses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Travis misses with an uppercut. Bisping saw that one coming.
Travis throws a jab but it's blocked by Bisping.
Travis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bisping.
Dylan Travis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bisping wants to clinch.
Travis takes a swing at Bisping's ribcage but misses.
Bisping takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Travis digs a good body shot into Bisping's ribs.
Travis lands a jab to the head.
Bisping is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bisping misses with a wild body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Travis.
Travis throws a body punch but Bisping moves out of range.
Travis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bisping was well out of range. Poor timing from Travis.
Travis shoots for a takedown but Bisping saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bisping tries to clinch up.
Travis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Travis just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Travis tries to keep at a distance but Bisping has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bisping prevents a takedown attempt there.
A frustrated look appears on Bisping's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Travis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bisping's efforts to push away.
Bisping tries to break free but Travis pushes him back against the cage.
Bisping is looking to break free of the clinch but Travis has double underhooks.
Bisping breaks from the clinch.
Bisping throws a body punch but Travis moves out of range.
Travis fails with the takedown.
Bisping throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Travis dodges the punch combination from Bisping.
Travis is looking to slow Bisping down with leg kicks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Travis misses with a low kick.
Travis throws a wild body kick that Bisping sees coming a mile off.
Bisping fails to land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bisping takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bisping throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Travis throws an overhand right that lands on Bisping's shoulder, as Bisping tries to avoid the shot.
Bisping staying out of range there.
Bisping tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Travis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Travis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Travis.
Louis Bisping is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Travis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Louis Bisping has been cut.
Travis throws a shot from downtown. Bisping moves away and avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dylan Travis.
I think Bisping has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Louis Bisping!
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