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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between bob hope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Traff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). bob hope has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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185 lbs
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189 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, bob hope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Traff!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
hope throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Traff's waist but Traff gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing hope off to one side.
hope shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Traff pinned against the cage. Traff gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
hope gets a takedown into half guard.
hope prevents Traff from standing back up.
hope thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
hope is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
hope wants to control but Traff is keeping him busy.
Traff wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
hope tries to pass the half guard into mount. Traff knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Traff can do anything to dispel that myth.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
hope wants to clinch up but Traff keeps it at a distance.
hope fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for bob hope. That's going to take a lot out of him.
hope looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Traff is fending him off so far but hope persists. Nope, Traff circles away and we're back to standing.
hope looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Traff is fending him off so far but hope persists. Nope, Traff circles away and we're back to standing.
hope fails to land the takedown.
hope is breathing heavily.
Traff jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
hope will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Traff cracks hope with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like bob hope has been cut.
Traff looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
hope fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Traff shoots in and bounces hope off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Traff trying to control but hope is working from the bottom.
Traff gets to his feet - hope follows without any prompting.
An inside leg kick lands from hope.
hope bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
hope has his takedown stuffed
and Traff counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Traff with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
hope tries for a takedown but Traff circles away easily
and Traff counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Traff scores with a sloppy right hand. hope should have avoided that one.
A big left from Traff misses.
hope shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Traff counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
hope needs to keep his hands up - Traff had a free shot at his head there.
hope is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A combination from Traff does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
hope fails with the takedown
and Traff connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
hope closes this distance looking for a takedown but Traff circles away.
hope shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Traff looking for a sweep. Not yet Traff, not yet.
Traff can't keep his opponent in guard - hope advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Traff really doesn't want to stay on the ground with hope. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
hope throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
hope wants to control but Traff is keeping him busy.
hope lands strikes from half guard.
hope has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
hope scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Traff?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Traff dominated that round.
The cut man is working on bob hope's cut.
That's time! hope's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
hope misses with a takedown attempt - Traff sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Traff stuffs the takedown.
hope moves in looking to clinch but Traff pushes him off.
hope shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Traff as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for bob hope. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Traff gets a takedown into half guard.
hope is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Traff's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Traff's back!
Traff is trying to get back to his feet but hope has full control of the position and if anything, Traff has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Traff looking very determined here, making life difficult for hope.
Traff controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Can Traff hold on?! hope is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
hope cracks Traff with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Traff from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
hope keeps control of the position easily here as Traff tries to buck him off.
hope lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Traff.
hope cracks Traff with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Traff from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
hope controlling from the back.
hope is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Traff grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
hope throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Traff!
hope scores with punches to the body.
hope is looking to control Traff but Traff is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Traff covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
hope 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.
hope gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
hope is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. hope gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. hope gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. hope apologises and we restart here on the feet.
hope shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Traff counters with a nice uppercut.
hope shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
hope fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Traff, pushing him back against the cage.
hope jumps guard and drags Traff to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Traff throws and elbow that misses. hope uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Traff's guard. Nice move by hope!
hope postures up and lands a big shot to Traff's brow.
hope passes easily into side control. Nice work.
hope trying to control the action but Traff is working from the bottom.
hope stands up.
hope shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. hope showed some decent athleticism there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
hope scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
hope working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
hope seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
hope working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Traff is looking to escape.
hope is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
hope is looking to take a break and control but Traff is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
bob hope dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on bob hope's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
hope shoots for a double leg takedown but Traff sprawls well. He's pushed hope's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Traff misses with a looping left.
Traff might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Traff throws out a powerful jab.
Traff thows a body shot but no joy.
hope shoots in for a double leg but Traff sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
hope shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Traff as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for bob hope. That's going to take a lot out of him.
hope scores with a punch to the head.
hope changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Traff tries to avoid it but hope manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Traff to the ground. Traff escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
hope changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Traff tries to avoid it but hope manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Traff to the ground. Traff escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
hope throws the left hand but Traff avoids the punch easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
hope looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice shot lands for Traff.
hope throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
hope shoots in and drives through. Traff sprawls well.
Traff has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
hope shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Traff as he avoids it easily.
hope takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A shot to de liver by Traff. Beautiful body shot.
hope walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Traff keeps the fight on the outside.
Tony Traff seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab from Traff.
hope gets the takedown into side control.
Traff is looking to work his way out of this bad position but hope is controlling him well.
hope is working Traff over with some ground and pound from side control.
bob hope overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
hope stands up and we're back to a striking position.
hope shoots in looking for a takedown. Traff tries to sprawl out of it but hope keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Traff manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Traff circles away from the clinch attempt.
hope shoots in for a double leg but Traff sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
hope tries to clinch there but Traff circles away.
Traff circles away from the clinch attempt.
hope shoots in and drives through. Traff sprawls well.
hope shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Traff as he avoids it easily.
hope tries for a takedown but Traff sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
hope takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
hope closes the distance and clinches up with Traff, looking for a takedown. hope pushes Traff against the cage but Traff circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
hope looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Traff is fending him off so far but hope persists. Nope, Traff circles away and we're back to standing.
hope shoots in for a double leg but Traff sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Traff lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice sprawl there from Traff as hope shoots in.
Traff fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Some bone on bone action there as Traff checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
hope gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Traff cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Traff comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Traff 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 Andi Peters scores the fight for Tony Traff!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Tony Traff!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Tony Traff!
Tony Traff wins by unanimous decision!
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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
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