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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ezequiel Sloan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Townsend (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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193 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ezequiel Sloan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Travis Townsend!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloan slaps away a takedown attempt from Townsend, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sloan shoots in and drives through. Townsend sprawls well.
Townsend avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Townsend tries for a takedown but Sloan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Townsend tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sloan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sloan shoots in and drives through. Townsend sprawls well.
Sloan tries to clinch there but Townsend circles away.
Sloan darts in looking for a takedown but Townsend gets double underhooks and turns Sloan into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ezequiel Sloan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Townsend breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sloan closes the distance and clinches up with Townsend, looking for a takedown. Sloan pushes Townsend against the cage but Townsend circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sloan shoots in and drives through. Townsend sprawls well.
A head kick misses from Sloan.
Townsend looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sloan is fending him off so far but Townsend persists. Nope, Sloan circles away and we're back to standing.
Sloan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Townsend cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Ezequiel Sloan has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Townsend gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sloan is trying to push Townsend away but Townsend has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Townsend pulls guard successfully.
Sloan won't allow Townsend to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Townsend wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Sloan is now in half guard.
Sloan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Townsend trying to control from the bottom.
Townsend looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Townsend missing with punches from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Townsend is trying to control but can't.
Townsend moves into full guard.
Sloan trying to control but Townsend is working from the bottom.
Townsend is trying to keep Sloan in close.
Townsend doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Sloan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Townsend looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sloan really is a fat lump.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Townsend is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sloan is aware though and is defending well.
Townsend looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sloan is one step ahead there.
Townsend working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sloan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sloan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sloan tries to free his leg and advance position but Townsend is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Townsend seems keen to control Sloan's posture.
Townsend keeping moving, preventing Sloan from controlling successfully.
Townsend working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Sloan has passed into half guard!
Sloan stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sloan throws a series of punches but Townsend moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Townsend dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ezequiel Sloan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Townsend tries to clinch up.
Sloan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Townsend as he avoids it easily.
Sloan clinches up with Townsend and pushes him back against the cage.
Sloan avoids the elbow strike from Townsend, against the cage.
Townsend scores with a shoulder strike.
Sloan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sloan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sloan tries to break the clinch but Townsend is controlling the position.
Sloan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sloan tries to work over Townsend's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sloan is pressed up against the cage. Townsend has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sloan down to the mat. Sloan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ezequiel Sloan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Townsend.
Townsend gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloan fails to pull guard.
Townsend breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Townsend shoots for a double leg takedown but Sloan sprawls well. He's pushed Townsend's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sloan shoots in but Townsend avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sloan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Townsend darts in looking for a takedown but Sloan gets double underhooks and turns Townsend into the cage.
Townsend tries to pull guard but Sloan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Townsend leaning his opponent against the cage.
Townsend pulls guard effortlessly.
Townsend is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloan won't allow Townsend to sweep him here.
Sloan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Townsend has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sloan has managed to get both his arms back between Townsend's legs - danger averted.
Townsend keeping moving, preventing Sloan from controlling successfully.
Townsend escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sloan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Townsend throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Sloan escapes and throws Townsend's legs to the side, diving into side control!
A lull in the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloan trying to control the action but Townsend is working from the bottom.
Sloan has control of an arm but Townsend manages to advance to Sloan's back!
Townsend is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Sloan wants to escape the position.
Travis Townsend has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloan trying to control the position but Townsend manages to sink in the hooks.
Townsend is striking from the back but Sloan escapes and manages to recover to half guard.
Townsend is stalling here. Sloan is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Townsend seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Sloan has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Townsend tries to buck Sloan off but Sloan is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sloan wants to control but Townsend is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Travis Townsend will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ezequiel Sloan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Townsend dives in and grabs Sloan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sloan pushes down on Townsend's head and hops out.
Sloan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Townsend swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sloan shoots in for a takedown but Townsend shows good takedown defense.
Sloan tries to clinch but Townsend moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Townsend is defended easily by Sloan.
Townsend stuffs the takedown attempt from Sloan. Sloan gets slowly back to his feet.
Ezequiel Sloan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Townsend has managed to clinch.
Sloan is stalling here.
Townsend on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Townsend throws a knee to the head but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sloan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ezequiel Sloan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Townsend as Sloan tries to tie him up.
Townsend breaks the clinch.
Townsend looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sloan misses with a body shot.
Sloan shoots in and drives through. Townsend sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Townsend does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sloan fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Townsend drives through and clinches with Sloan against the cage.
Sloan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Townsend smiles and moves away.
Townsend circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sloan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Townsend circles away.
Townsend shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sloan as he avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Sloan.
Sloan dives in for a single leg takedown but Townsend sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Townsend escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Townsend throws a body kick that misses.
Townsend plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Townsend darts in looking for a takedown but Sloan gets double underhooks and turns Townsend into the cage.
Townsend changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sloan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sloan misses with a straight left.
Townsend has a takedown stuffed.
Townsend tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sloan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Townsend is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sloan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sloan has a takedown stuffed.
Sloan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sloan darts in looking for a takedown but Townsend gets double underhooks and turns Sloan into the cage.
Townsend escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sloan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Townsend fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ezequiel Sloan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Travis Townsend is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Townsend is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Townsend comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Townsend has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Townsend!
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energy
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RATING
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