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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slade Traylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Minasian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Minasian's choice of entrance music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX4b4eyEwI8. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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271 lbs
22 - 3 - 0 |
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262 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Slade Traylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arthur Minasian!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Traylor wants to clinch but Minasian slips to the side
and Minasian counters with a two punch combo.
Traylor looks to throw a body kick
and Minasian counters with a low kick, right behind Traylor 's knee.
Traylor throws a nice outside leg kick.
Minasian connects with a jab.
It looks like Slade Traylor has been cut.
Traylor instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Minasian fails to land.
Traylor lands with a short shot to the head.
Traylor is working Minasian over against the cage.
I was talking to Traylor's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Traylor lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Minasian looks winded!
Minasian misses with the head strike.
Traylor slowing the pace effectively.
Traylor lands an elbow that stopped Minasian in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Arthur Minasian has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Traylor tries a body shot but Minasian blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Traylor.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Minasian.
Traylor works on Minasian's body with a couple of short punches.
Traylor cracks Minasian with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Minasian.
Traylor lands an elbow inside that Minasian shrugs off.
Traylor misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Minasian fails to land.
Minasian blocks an uppercut.
Traylor throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Traylor is stalling here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Traylor.
Traylor lands with a right to the head.
Traylor blocks an elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by Traylor.
Traylor lands an elbow that stopped Minasian in his tracks for a moment.
A body shot lands from Minasian.
Traylor scores with a shot to the side of Minasian's head.
Traylor misses with the head strike.
Traylor blocking some punches.
Traylor can't find room to land a body shot as Minasian controls the action.
Minasian softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Traylor lands with a right to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Traylor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Traylor throws a head punch that misses.
Traylor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Minasian's elbow.
Minasian stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minasian has a couple of punches blocked by Traylor.
Traylor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Minasian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Traylor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Traylor blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Traylor.
Minasian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Minasian ducks under a wild hook from Traylor.
As Traylor backs off Minasian throws a huge counter combo but Traylor manages to avoid it all.
Traylor swings widly with a right hand
and Minasian counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Traylor throws a hook but Minasian blocks it.
Minasian ducks under a wild hook from Traylor.
Minasian cracks Traylor with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A solid body kick from Traylor.
Minasian takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Minasian connects with a body shot.
Traylor misses with a hook
and Minasian counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Traylor throws a jab but it's blocked by Minasian.
Slade Traylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Traylor tries to clinch
and Minasian connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Traylor lands a big right hand that sends Minasian crashing to the mat! Traylor stays standing though and waves Minasian back to his feet!
Minasian is rocked!
Minasian takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Minasian is still on wobbly legs! Can Traylor finish him?
Traylor fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Minasian out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Slade Traylor!
A very excited looking Slade Traylor made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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