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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Travis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holden Weber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 cm
18
214 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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188 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David Travis! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Holden Weber! The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Weber lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Weber swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Travis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Weber drives through with a takedown into guard. Weber looking to pass the guard. Travis keeping moving, preventing Weber from controlling successfully. Weber content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Weber trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Travis keeping moving, preventing Weber from controlling successfully. Weber postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Travis is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Weber, into his guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Travis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Weber wants to sweep but no luck. Weber utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Weber throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Travis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Travis throwing strikes from guard but Weber blocks nicely.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Weber moves into the clinch successfully.
Weber tightens his grip and picks Travis up, before dumping him to the ground. Travis manages to land in guard. Weber throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Weber sitting in guard here, content to control. Travis really is a fat lump. Travis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Weber. Weber scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Weber trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Travis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Travis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Weber is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Weber lands a couple of decent looking shots. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Weber is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Weber controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Weber is working Travis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Weber throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Travis works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Weber is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Weber is stalling in the full guard. Travis is breathing heavily. Weber wants to pass the guard but Travis is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Travis trying to control the position.
Weber is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Weber clinches up with Travis and pushes him back against the cage. Weber lands a nice knee to the body. Weber works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Weber not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Weber works over Travis with some ground and pound from guard. Weber trying to control but Travis is working from the bottom. Weber distracts Travis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Weber sitting in guard here, content to control. Weber drops back looking for a leg! Travis is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Travis manages to kick Weber off! Weber jumps back into Travis's guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Weber lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Holden Weber dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Weber fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Travis, pushing him back against the cage. Weber turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Weber manages to end up in side control. Weber just content to control the position. Travis defending against the ground and pound. Weber wants to take a breather but Travis manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Weber. Weber throws a big right hand that misses. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Weber wants to control from the top but Travis keeps moving. 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. Weber trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. Travis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. The fighters are battling for position here. Weber manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Weber pulls Travis in close to prevent any damage. Travis is posturing up here but Weber has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Travis tries to roll out but it's too tight and Travis has to tap! Slick submission there by Weber!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Holden Weber!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
29% |
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