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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Spong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slade Traylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spong's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 2Pac - I'm A Soldier (Echale Mojo Remix) . Slade Traylor has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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271 lbs
13 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alistair Spong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Slade Traylor!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Columbo Gatti and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Traylor takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Traylor misses with a straight left.
Spong missing with a left hand there. Traylor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Traylor is looking for the big counter here.
Traylor looks to land a right hand but Spong moved out of range.
Traylor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spong.
Traylor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Spong.
Spong has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Canadian Elite Bruins Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Alistair Spong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Spong is predictable there
and Traylor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Traylor takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Spong lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A big left from Traylor misses.
Traylor sizes up Spong with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Spong looks to land a left hand but Traylor moved out of range nicely.
Spong shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spong scores with a nice strike.
Traylor takes a jab right on the kisser.
Traylor moves out of range of the body kick from Spong.
Spong bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Spong throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Traylor connects with a body shot that sends Spong's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong throws a half hearted mid kick.
Traylor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spong.
Traylor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Spong connects with a solid leg kick.
Traylor scores with a jab to the body.
Traylor misses with a wild body shot.
Spong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Spong looks to land a right hand but Traylor moved out of range.
Spong throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Traylor counter with a right hand.
Traylor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spong.
Spong connects with the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Traylor. Spong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spong lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Spong.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Spong lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Traylor has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Traylor and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Traylor doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice jab there from Spong.
Spong lands a nice shot that snaps Traylor's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Traylor slips a straight right by Spong.
Some bone on bone action there as Spong checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Spong is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Spong throws out a powerful jab.
Spong tries a head kick but it misses.
Traylor loads up on a big right hand but Spong slips the punch.
Spong on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Spong pushes Traylor away with a front kick.
Traylor takes a swing at Spong's ribcage but misses.
Traylor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spong is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Spong scores with a nice right hand.
Traylor walks into a jab.
Spong takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Traylor misses with an uppercut.
Traylor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Traylor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Traylor.
Traylor walks into a jab.
Spong looks to land a combination but Traylor avoids it well.
Spong throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Spong throws a leg kick that is checked
and Traylor counters with a stiff right hand.
Spong throws a big shot that misses.
Spong shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Traylor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Traylor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spong cracks Traylor with a right hand to the side of the head.
Traylor swinging wildly here.
Traylor lands a nice looking body kick.
Spong looks to land a left hand but Traylor moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Traylor.
Traylor swings for the body but Spong moves out of range.
Spong scores with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Traylor listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Traylor has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Spong.
A low kick from Traylor misses
letting Spong counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Spong.
Traylor throws a head kick that misses.
Spong throws a solid leg kick but Traylor takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Spong.
Spong misses with a lunging right hand
and Traylor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Traylor swings for the body but Spong moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Traylor misses the shot to the body.
Traylor throws a hook but Spong avoids it easily.
Spong scoring well with a low kick there.
Traylor throws a hook to the side of Spong's head but Spong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alistair Spong dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Spong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alistair Spong is winning the standup battle so far.
Traylor misses with a straight left.
Traylor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Traylor might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Spong has got the better of the exchanges.
Traylor scores with a jab to the head.
Traylor scoring well with a low kick there.
Spong throws a right and a left that both miss.
Traylor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Traylor takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Spong attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Spong tries to land a front kick but Traylor steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Spong throws a leg kick but Traylor sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spong throws a hook but Traylor blocks it.
Traylor throws a body shot but no joy.
Spong is looking to slow Traylor down with leg kicks.
Spong defending well as Traylor loads up on a big left hand.
Traylor blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Traylor keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Spong misses with a looping right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Spong. That's going to slow Traylor down.
Traylor tries to clinch up.
Spong looks to throw the jab but Traylor is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Traylor! But no joy.
Traylor connects with a crisp jab.
Spong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Traylor can do to turn this around?
Traylor defending well as Spong loads up on a big left hand.
Spong fakes the leg kick and cracks Traylor in the body.
Spong tries to move into range but Traylor moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Spong clobbers Traylor with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Traylor closes the distance and pushes Spong back into the cage.
Traylor can't find room to land a body shot as Spong controls the action.
Traylor swings wildly with an uppercut but Spong uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Spong fails to land.
Spong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Traylor lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Alistair Spong has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Traylor blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Spong - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Spong tries a knee to the head but Traylor blocks it.
Spong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spong is trying to break the clinch but Traylor has him pressed against the cage.
Traylor throws an elbow but it misses.
Spong looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Spong tries to break the clinch but Traylor is controlling the position.
Traylor working aggressively here.
Traylor lands a shot to the body.
Traylor is working Spong over against the cage.
Traylor has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Spong.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A shot in the inside from Traylor.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Traylor.
Traylor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Traylor lands an elbow inside.
Traylor has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Spong seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Traylor can turn it around.
Nice body punch from Traylor.
A body shot lands from Traylor.
Traylor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Spong blocking some punches.
Traylor scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Traylor pushes Spong back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Traylor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Spong backwards.
Traylor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Slade Traylor seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Traylor.
Traylor lands an elbow just above Spong 's eye.
Traylor pushes Spong back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Traylor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Traylor lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Spong takes an elbow to the forehead.
Alistair Spong's cut is getting worse.
Traylor lands an uppercut.
A short right from Traylor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spong wants to break the clinch but can't.
Traylor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Traylor avoiding damage as Spong throws knees to the body.
Traylor gets through Spong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Traylor.
Traylor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Traylor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Spongs head.
Traylor misses with the head strike.
Traylor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Traylor lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Traylor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Spong is rocked!
Traylor lands a body shot.
Oh Spong is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Traylor digs a right hand into Spong's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Spong's gas tank.
Spong seems to have got his legs back now.
Traylor dips a shoulder and cracks Spong with a mighty uppercut! Spong falls back against the cage and Traylor unloads with a barrage of strikes! Spong is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Traylor screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Slade Traylor! Slade Traylor retains his heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Slade Traylor thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Alistair Spong had this to say: 'Damn, got caught napping'.
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