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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Julio Travis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ton Rolder (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
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194 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Julio Travis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ton Rolder!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rolder forces Travis back against the cage and clinches.
Rolder blocks the elbow strike.
Travis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rolder just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rolder lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Travis throws a head punch that misses.
Rolder's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rolder shoots in for a takedown but Travis shows good takedown defense.
Rolder moves into the clinch successfully.
Rolder is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Travis drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rolder gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rolder prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Travis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolder manages to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rolder looking to hit a scissor sweep but Travis is one step ahead there.
Travis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Travis with a nice head shot there.
Travis throwing strikes from guard but Rolder blocks nicely.
Travis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rolder wants to sweep here but Travis controlling him for the moment.
Travis throws a big right hand that misses.
Travis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rolder wants to stand but Travis is controlling the position.
Rolder working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Travis.
Travis stopping the sweep attempt from Rolder.
Travis 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.
Travis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rolder looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Travis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Travis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Travis postures up in Rolder's guard and throws a big left but Rolder blocks it.
Travis distracts Rolder with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Travis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rolder's head.
Travis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Travis would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Travis stopping the sweep attempt from Rolder.
Travis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rolder avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rolder avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Travis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rolder preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Travis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Travis wants to stand but Rolder has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Travis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rolder looks winded!
Travis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Travis stands and steps away. Rolder gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rolder turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rolder clinches.
Rolder breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Travis dominated that round.
That's time! Travis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Travis gets tackled into the cage by Rolder. Rolder maintains the clinch.
Rolder letting Travis take a breather here.
Travis can't get the takedown.
Rolder is working for takedown but Travis is calmly controlling the position for now.
Travis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rolder lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Travis fails to pull guard.
Rolder lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Travis backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Travis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Travis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rolder avoiding damage as Travis throws knees to the body.
Travis has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Rolder uses from the top position.
Rolder pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Travis is keeping the position for now.
Rolder is looking to advance position but Travis has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolder tries to hold on but Travis postures up.
Julio Travis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Travis wants to finish this one by submission but Rolder is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Travis.
Travis tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Travis swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Rolder is now in Travis's guard. A big mistake from Travis there, giving up the dominant position!
Travis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rolder trying to control but Travis is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Rolder tries to free his leg and advance position but Travis is retaining full guard.
Rolder is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ton Rolder hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Horrible takedown by Rolder or perhaps it was just good defense by Travis which made him look bad.
Rolder shoots for a takedown but Travis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Julio Travis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ton Rolder.
Travis tries to keep at a distance but Rolder has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rolder blocks a body shot from Travis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Travis is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rolder pushes off an throws an elbow but Travis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Travis is trying to force a seperation but Rolder has the dominant position.
Rolder tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Travis smiles and moves away.
Rolder misses with a shot to the body
and Travis makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rolder really felt that one!
Rolder pushes Travis up against the cage in a clinch.
Rolder drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Travis wants a takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Travis wants to take the fight to the mat but Rolder manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Rolder lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rolder lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ton Rolder showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Travis looks to land a body kick but Rolder moved away.
Rolder throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rolder shoots in looking for a takedown. Travis tries to sprawl out of it but Rolder keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Travis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rolder drives through and clinches with Travis against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolder lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Travis backwards.
Rolder lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rolder content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Travis can't get the takedown.
Travis is trying to pull guard but Rolder has him pressed against the cage.
Travis tries for a takedown but Rolder manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Travis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rolder lands a good knee to the midsection. Travis won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rolder utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rolder drags the fight down to the ground.
Rolder is looking to stand up but Travis isn't so interested in that idea.
Travis throws a big right hand that misses.
Rolder is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Travis is looking to work some ground and pound but Rolder has wrist control.
Travis stopping the sweep attempt from Rolder.
Rolder is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Travis has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rolder is proving hard to escape from.
Travis is looking to work some ground and pound but Rolder has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Travis stands up over Rolder, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Travis working some strikes from top position.
Travis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rolder throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Travis stands up over Rolder, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Travis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Travis is working Rolder over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Travis scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Travis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rolder works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Travis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Travis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Travis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Travis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Travis scoring with punches to the head and body.
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.
Travis throws a big elbow that misses.
Travis lands a couple of digs.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ton Rolder.
I think Rolder has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ton Rolder!
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C
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G |
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C
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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