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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trey Anastasio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Travolta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anastasio comes to the cage accompanied by Tweezer. John Travolta is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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201 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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192 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Basic striking
Good gas tank |
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trey Anastasio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Travolta!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Roberts and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anastasio tries to keep at a distance but Travolta has taken the fight into the clinch.
Travolta lands an elbow just above Anastasio 's eye.
It looks like Trey Anastasio has been cut.
Travolta pushes off an throws an elbow but Anastasio leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Travolta.
Travolta lands an elbow just above Anastasio 's eye.
Anastasio tries to pull guard but Travolta won't allow it.
Travolta pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Anastasio is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Travolta pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Anastasio tries to break free but Travolta pushes him back against the cage.
Anastasio tries to pull guard but Travolta holds him up against the cage and eventually Anastasio drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trey Anastasio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Travolta taking a breather.
Travolta throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Travolta has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Anastasio clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Anastasio breaks Travolta's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Travolta keeping full guard, as Anastasio tries to pass.
Travolta bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Anastasio's guard.
Travolta trying to control but Anastasio is working from the bottom.
Anastasio escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Travolta gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Anastasio throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Travolta escapes and throws Anastasio's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Travolta is looking to take a break and control but Anastasio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio struggling a bit here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Travolta is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Anastasio has escaped the position, nice work there.
Travolta scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Anastasio to see if he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Travolta lands some shots froms side control.
Anastasio sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Anastasio wants to control but Travolta is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Travolta scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Travolta is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Anastasio taking some punishment here, with Travolta in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio is trying to get back to full guard.
Travolta scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Travolta sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Travolta prevents Anastasio from improving his position.
Anastasio is staying active underneath Travolta, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Travolta is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Anastasio is just riding it out for now. Travolta eventually gives up the hold.
Travolta is looking for a kimura but Anastasio is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Travolta to get the leverage.
Travolta seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio blocking the ground and pound attempt from Travolta.
Anastasio tries to get to full guard but Travolta has control of the leg.
Anastasio is working hard here to advance position.
Travolta throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Anastasio wants to control but Travolta is keeping busy.
Anastasio missing with punches from the bottom.
Travolta seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Anastasio trying to control but Travolta postures up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anastasio is trying is best to control the position here.
Travolta thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Anastasio's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Travolta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trey Anastasio's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Anastasio rushes Travolta and presses him up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Travolta just misses with a elbow thrown towards Anastasio's brow.
Travolta misses with a punch on the inside.
Anastasio being controlled against the cage.
Anastasio trying to control the position but instead, Travolta has worked for underhooks and has pushed Anastasio into the cage.
Travolta lands with a left to the head.
Travolta swings wildly with an uppercut but Anastasio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anastasio blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anastasio fails to pull the fight into his guard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Travolta.
Travolta breaks the clinch.
Anastasio closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Anastasio throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Travolta is looking for a sweep.
Anastasio cracks Travolta with a big right hand but Travolta just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Anastasio in side control, throwing shots but Travolta defends.
Travolta regains half guard.
Anastasio is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Anastasio postures up and lands a big shot to Travolta's brow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Travolta is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Anastasio is controlling him.
Anastasio trying to control but Travolta is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio stopping the sweep attempt from Travolta.
Anastasio sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Anastasio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Travolta is keeping the position for now.
Travolta keeping moving, preventing Anastasio from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Travolta is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Trey Anastasio wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Travolta gets caught napping as Anastasio dives in and scores a takedown. Travolta manages to retain guard.
Travolta looking for a sweep. Not yet Travolta, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Anastasio lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Anastasio 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.
Anastasio trying to control but Travolta is working from the bottom.
Travolta is controlling Anastasio's posture.
Anastasio drops back looking for a leg! Travolta is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Travolta manages to kick Anastasio off! Anastasio jumps back into Travolta's guard.
Travolta is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Travolta wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
John Travolta has got the better of the ground game so far.
Travolta tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Anastasio throwing strikes but missing.
Anastasio pushing down on Travolta's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Anastasio trying to control the action but Travolta is working from the bottom.
Anastasio is looking for a kimura but Travolta is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Anastasio to get the leverage.
Anastasio throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Anastasio passes to side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anastasio throws an elbow but Travolta slips to the side and avoids it well.
Travolta is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anastasio lands some shots froms side control.
Travolta tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Anastasio wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trey Anastasio dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Trey Anastasio's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Anastasio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Travolta.
Anastasio shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Travolta pinned against the cage. Travolta gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Travolta dives in and scores a takedown into Anastasio's guard.
Anastasio is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Anastasio controls Travolta momentarily but Travolta frees himself.
Travolta must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Travolta controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Travolta trying to control but Anastasio is working from the bottom.
John Travolta has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Anastasio shoots in but Travolta avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Travolta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anastasio shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Anastasio showed some decent athleticism there.
Anastasio looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Travolta is holding on to half guard well.
Travolta blocking the ground and pound attempt from Anastasio.
Travolta gets back to full guard.
Travolta bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Anastasio's guard.
Anastasio looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Travolta has picked Anastasio up and slammed him! Anastasio can't keep hold of the triangle and Travolta manages to pass to side control!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Travolta lands an elbow.
Anastasio tries to strike but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Travolta working the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anastasio struggling a bit here.
Travolta is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Anastasio is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Anastasio might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Travolta working the head with strikes.
Travolta scoring with punches and elbows.
Travolta wants to control but Anastasio is keeping him busy.
Anastasio taking punishment in the form of punches.
Anastasio is trying to control Travolta's posture but Travolta avoids it.
Travolta is looking to take a break and control but Anastasio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Travolta looks up at the clock and then as Anastasio takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Travolta smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio is trying to get back to his feet.
Anastasio tries to improve position but can't.
Anastasio is not content to let Travolta control the position.
Travolta scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Anastasio is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Travolta can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Travolta!
An out of breath and clearly excited John Travolta thanked [CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « ONI ↑ 5x160Q for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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hype
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