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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chase Travis (ranked 6678 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boobie Bobby (ranked 2982 p4p, 353 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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173 cm
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178 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chase 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, Boobie Bobby! The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Travis slips under a jab. Travis tries to counter by clinching up but Bobby breaks away and moves out of range. Bobby manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Travis on his heels. He'll look to pass Travis's guard now, I'm sure. Bobby controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Travis wants to sweep but no luck. Bobby trying to control the position from guard on top but Travis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Travis scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Travis rushes Bobby and presses him up against the cage. Travis jumps into guard, dragging Bobby to the mat.
Travis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Bobby tries to stand but Travis is controlling from the bottom. Bobby trying to control the position from guard on top but Travis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Travis is on top in guard.
Travis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Bobby looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Travis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Bobby working for a triangle but Travis defends it easily.
Bobby is looking to stand up but Travis isn't so interested in that idea. Bobby wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Bobby controls Travis momentarily but Travis frees himself. Travis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Travis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Bobby lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Bobby won't allow Travis to sweep him here. Travis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bobby manages to get himself to full guard.
Travis throwing strikes from guard but Bobby blocks nicely. Travis lands a couple of elbows. Travis throws a big right hand that misses. Travis lands a couple of elbows. 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. Bobby trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from! Bobby is trying to keep Travis in close.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Travis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Travis throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Travis stands up over Bobby, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Travis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bobby's head. Travis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bobby's head. Travis is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Travis works over Bobby with some ground and pound from guard. Travis stands up and waves to Bobby to follow him. Bobby drives through and clinches with Travis against the cage.
Travis manages to pull guard.
Bobby looking to pass the guard. Bobby preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Travis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bobby is controlling him. Travis looking for a sweep. Not yet Travis, not yet. Bobby decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. Bobby drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Travis pushes Bobby off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Bobby takes the fight into the clinch. Travis is fighting off a takedown attempt but Bobby is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Travis to the mat. Travis regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chase Travis dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bobby closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Travis quickly recovers to half guard. Travis kicks Bobby off and gets back to his feet. Bobby moves into the clinch. Bobby's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Bobby has Travis pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Bobby pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Travis tumbling to the mat - Bobby dives into Travis's guard. This has been an exciting period of action! 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. Bobby has hold of Travis's hands but Travis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Travis slips a nice elbow through Bobby's hands, connecting with Bobby's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bobby is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment. Travis looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Travis working over Bobby with some ground and pound. Bobby looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Bobby is trying to control but can't.
Travis looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Travis working Bobby over with strikes. Travis lands strikes from half guard. Travis 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. Bobby really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Travis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Bobby keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Travis lands a nice short elbow. Travis prevents Bobby from improving his position. Travis working Bobby over with strikes. Travis working the head and body with strikes. Travis working over Bobby with some ground and pound. Bobby looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Bobby wants to get back to full guard. Bobby is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ground and pound from Travis. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Travis lands a nice short elbow. Travis working Bobby over with strikes. Bobby is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Travis scores with a couple of nice shots. Chase Travis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. This has been an exciting period of action! Bobby taking some punishment here, with Travis in his half guard. Bobby is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Travis scores with a couple of nice shots. Travis lands strikes from half guard. Bobby is trying to control but can't.
Travis drops an elbow to the side of Bobby's head. Bobby is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Travis scores with a couple of nice shots. Bobby has hold of Travis's hands but Travis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Travis working the head and body with strikes. Travis prevents Bobby from improving his position. Travis working Bobby over with strikes. Travis scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Travis not doing much here.
Bobby wants to improve his position but Travis is controlling well.
Travis wants to work for an arm triangle but Bobby is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Travis working Bobby over with strikes. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Travis lands a nice short elbow. Nice strikes from Travis there. Travis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Travis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Bobby is looking for a sweep. Travis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Travis scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Ground and pound from Travis. Bobby is looking to control Travis's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bobby avoid being mounted? Travis lands with a punch from half guard. Travis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Travis slips a nice elbow through Bobby's hands, connecting with Bobby's forehead. Bobby is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Travis scores with a couple of nice shots. Travis is nestled in close to Bobby, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Travis is trying to work for a kimura but Bobby is defending well.
Travis is looking for a kimura but Bobby is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Travis to get the leverage. Travis trying to control from half guard but Bobby is working away. Travis wants to work for an arm triangle but Bobby is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chase Travis dominated that second round. That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Bobby.
Travis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bobby can do to turn this around? Travis gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bobby to score an easy takedown into full guard. Travis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bobby's guard. Travis lands a couple of digs. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bobby is trying to control the position but Travis postures up. Bobby is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Travis is controlling him. Bobby is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Travis is aware though and is defending well. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bobby can do anything to dispel that myth. Bobby takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Travis chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round. Travis chips away with some ground and pound. Travis is in close to Bobby's body, working some short punches and elbows. Bobby wants to sweep here but Travis controlling him for the moment. Travis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Travis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Travis is working Bobby over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Bobby tries to land a sweep but no joy. Travis working some strikes from top position. Bobby looking to control.
Travis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bobby's head. Travis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bobby's head. Travis connects with a couple of short punches. Travis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Travis working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Travis lands a couple of elbows. Travis scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Travis's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Travis lands a couple of elbows. Travis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Bobby looking to control.
Travis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Travis landing with the ground and pound. Travis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bobby's head. Travis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Travis scoring with punches to the head and body. Travis scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Travis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bobby's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Travis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Travis scoring with punches to the head and body. Travis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Travis with a nice head shot there. Travis works over Bobby with some ground and pound from guard. Travis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Travis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Bobby is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Travis works over Bobby with some ground and pound from guard. Travis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Travis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Travis postures up and lands a big shot to Bobby's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Travis distracts Bobby with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Travis lands a couple of decent looking shots. Travis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bobby's head. Bobby trying to control the position.
Travis scoring with some ground and pound. Travis is in close to Bobby's body, working some short punches and elbows. Travis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bobby's head. Travis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Bobby is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Travis defends well. Bobby wants to stand and escape but Travis is having none of it. Boobie Bobby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Chase Travis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Travis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bobby's head. Travis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that's the end of the fight! Chase Travis showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Travis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27 Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27 Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chase Travis!
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