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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Travolta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Rackham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Travolta could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jack Rackham's chin.
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192 lbs
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193 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
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Excellent MT
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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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Travolta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Rackham!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rackham closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Travolta throws an elbow but misses.
Travolta being controlled against the cage.
Travolta avoiding damage as Rackham throws knees to the body.
Rackham trying to land knees to the body.
Travolta creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rackham's defenses.
Nice elbow from Rackham.
It looks like John Travolta has been cut.
Rackham blocks an elbow strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Travolta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Travolta scores with a knee to the head.
Rackham throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Travoltas head.
Travolta lands a nice uppercut.
Travolta jumps guard but Rackham turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Travolta lands an elbow just above Rackham 's eye.
Travolta stalling.
Travolta goes for a takedown attempt but Rackham pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rackham clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Travolta with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rackham lands a nice elbow.
Travolta managing to block the knees to the body from Rackham.
Travolta looking to slow down the pace here.
Rackham pushes off an throws an elbow but Travolta leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rackham scores with a knee to the head.
Travolta creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rackham lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rackham misses with an elbow strike.
Rackham misses with a knee strike.
Travolta misses with the head strike.
Rackham blocks an elbow strike from Travolta.
Rackham tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Travolta's elbow.
Travolta avoids the elbow strike from Rackham, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rackham gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Travolta pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rackham as Travolta tries to tie him up.
Travolta avoiding damage as Rackham throws knees to the body.
Travolta tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rackham smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Travolta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Travolta gets tackled into the cage by Rackham. Rackham maintains the clinch.
Travolta looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rackham with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rackham trying to land knees to the body.
Travolta throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Travolta managing to block the knees to the body from Rackham.
Travolta managing to block the knees to the body from Rackham.
Rackham with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Travolta managing to block the knees to the body from Rackham.
Travolta blocking some punches.
Travolta taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Travolta avoiding damage as Rackham throws knees to the body.
Rackham doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Travolta looking to stall.
Travolta pushes off an throws an elbow but Rackham leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rackham trying to land knees to the body.
Rackham avoids a wild elbow strike from Travolta.
Rackham with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Travolta throws an elbow that misses.
Travolta looking to slow down the pace here.
Travolta connects with a knee to the head.
Rackham tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Travolta blocks an elbow strike from Rackham.
Travolta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Travolta is trying to stall.
Rackham misses with the head strike.
Travolta is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rackham pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rackham gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Travolta blocks an elbow strike from Rackham.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rackham blocks the elbow strike.
Travolta blocks the elbow strike.
Travolta taking a breather.
Rackham takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rackham throws a knee to the head but misses.
Travolta trying to control the position but instead, Rackham has worked for underhooks and has pushed Travolta into the cage.
Rackham crunches a lovely knee into Travolta's ribcage.
Travolta has Rackham pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Travolta pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Rackham tumbling to the mat - Travolta dives into Rackham's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Travolta wants to control from the top but Rackham keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Travolta is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jack Rackham will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Travolta's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Travolta will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rackham gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Travolta using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rackham has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Travolta blocks the elbow strike.
Travolta lands an elbow just above Rackham 's eye.
Rackham lands an elbow inside.
Travolta throws an elbow but it misses.
Rackham letting Travolta take a breather here.
Rackham tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rackham tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Travolta avoids it.
Travolta blocks the elbow strike.
Travolta tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rackham lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Travolta dodges an elbow strike from Rackham.
Rackham lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Travolta backwards.
Travolta is rocked!
Rackham landing knees to the body.
Oh Travolta is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rackham gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rackham scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rackham lands a big knee! That's hurt Travolta! Oh, he's all over the place! Rackham lands another knee that sends Travolta to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Rackham!
Jack Rackham seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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