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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paavo Sienipesu (ranked 3588 p4p, 431 weight class) and Chris Travis (ranked 2879 p4p, 368 weight class). Travis has chosen Chris Travis - Crunch Time as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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194 cm
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205 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paavo Sienipesu! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chris Travis! The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sienipesu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sienipesu has been working on his boxing with his coaches at TZY MMA in the buildup to the fight. Sienipesu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Travis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Travis has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Sienipesu is landing a low percentage of strikes. Sienipesu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sienipesu looks to score with a jab to the body but Travis is just out of range. Sienipesu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Travis was well out of range. Poor timing from Sienipesu. A little jabbing left from Travis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Sienipesu throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Travis lands a really nice looking cross but Sienipesu seems unphased.
It looks like Paavo Sienipesu has been cut. Travis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Travis blocks a jab. A telegraphed right hand from Sienipesu misses the target. Sienipesu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Travis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round. Travis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sienipesu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Sienipesu staying out of range there. Travis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Travis missing with a left hand there. Sienipesu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Travis slips a jab from Sienipesu. Nice defenses there by Travis. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Travis! But no joy. Travis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sienipesu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Travis misses with an uppercut. Sienipesu saw that one coming. Sienipesu throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Travis throws a lazy uppercut
and Travis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Travis slips a straight right by Sienipesu. Sienipesu misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sienipesu throws a body punch but Travis moves out of range. Travis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Sienipesu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sienipesu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Travis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sienipesu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Travis misses the shot to the body. Sienipesu moves away from the strike by Travis. Sienipesu thuds a left hand into Travis's body. Travis looks to score with a jab to the body but Sienipesu is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Travis moves forwards but Sienipesu connects with a nice, crisp jab. Sienipesu looks to score with a jab to the body but Travis is just out of range. Travis looks to land a left hand but Sienipesu moved out of range nicely. Sienipesu throws a poor cross that misses
and Sienipesu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Travis misses with an uppercut. Sienipesu blocks a jab. Travis throws a big shot that misses. Sienipesu digs a good hook to Travis's body.
Good shot there by Sienipesu. Sienipesu takes a swing at Travis's ribcage but misses. Travis lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. Sienipesu just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A looping hook to the body misses from Sienipesu. Travis does a little dance to reset his feet. Sienipesu looks to throw the jab but Travis is out of range. Travis lands a left and a right that sends Sienipesu crashing to the canvas! Travis dives into mount looking to finish!
Sienipesu is rocked! 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! Travis is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Travis!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Chris Travis! Jumping up and down and very excited, Chris Travis waved his t-shirt featuring Sportivité's logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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