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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Martinez (ranked 22654 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Mateo (ranked 5894 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Martinez
vs
Mateo

188 cm
22
175 lbs
3 - 10 - 0

180 cm
18
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

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 3 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jackson Martinez !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Victor Mateo!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mateo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mateo misses with a looping left.
Martinez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mateo tries to avoid it but Martinez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mateo to the ground. Mateo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Martinez looks to land a right hand but Mateo moved out of range.
Martinez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Martinez tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Mateo manages to circle out of the way.
Mateo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mateo avoids the head kick by Martinez .
Mateo misses with a left hand
and Martinez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mateo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mateo just misses with a punch to the body.
Mateo throws a hook to the side of Martinez 's head but Martinez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mateo misses with a lunging right hand
and Martinez counters with a series of strikes. Mateo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Martinez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mateo thuds his right hand into Martinez 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mateo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Martinez . That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mateo swats away the attempt to clinch by Martinez .
Mateo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Martinez needs to keep his hands up - Mateo had a free shot at his head there.
Nice body kick from Martinez .
Martinez shoots in for a double leg but Mateo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Martinez tries to clinch up but Mateo circles away and keeps his distance.
A little jabbing left from Mateo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mateo misses with an uppercut.
Victor Mateo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez dodges the punch combination from Mateo.
Mateo takes a swing at Martinez 's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mateo misses with a straight left.
Martinez darts in looking for a takedown but Mateo gets double underhooks and turns Martinez into the cage.
Victor Mateo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mateo throws a jab but it's blocked by Martinez .
Martinez shoots for a takedown but Mateo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Martinez slips a jab from Mateo.
Martinez tries to clinch there but Mateo circles away.
Mateo lands with an overhand left.
Mateo 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.
Mateo misses with a double jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No luck for Martinez with that takedown attempt.
Mateo misses with a straight right.
Martinez slips a straight right by Mateo.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mateo as he avoids it easily.
Mateo misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mateo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Martinez counters with a one-two to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Mateo as he connects with a hook.
Mateo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Martinez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mateo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Martinez somewhat.
Martinez is breathing heavily.
Mateo connects with a nice looking jab.
Martinez ducks under a wild hook from Mateo.
Mateo takes a swing at Martinez 's ribcage but misses.
Martinez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mateo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Martinez under the eye.
Martinez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mateo defends well and Martinez ends up having to push Mateo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mateo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Martinez with that takedown attempt.
Martinez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Martinez dodges the punch combination from Mateo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mateo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martinez is looking to counter with head kicks.
Nice cross by Mateo.
A swing and a miss from Mateo.
Mateo throws a jab but it's blocked by Martinez .
Martinez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Martinez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martinez slips a straight right by Mateo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Mateo dominated that round.
That's time! Martinez 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Martinez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mateo.
Mateo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Martinez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mateo swivels and escapes.
As Martinez backs off Mateo throws a huge counter combo but Martinez manages to avoid it all.
Mateo throws a lazy right hand but Martinez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martinez feinted with a counter takedown.
Mateo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Martinez ducks under a wild hook from Mateo.
Mateo throws a hook but Martinez avoids it easily.
Martinez lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Nice defenses there by Martinez .
Mateo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martinez manages to avoid it.
Martinez misses with a looping right.
Martinez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mateo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Martinez might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Martinez tries for a takedown but Mateo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Martinez misses with a kick to the body.
Martinez gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Mateo. No joy for Martinez on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Martinez . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martinez has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mateo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mateo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mateo throws a body shot but no joy.
Mateo lands with a right hand.
Martinez misses with a takedown attempt - Mateo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mateo is looking to score with low kicks.
Martinez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mateo cracks Martinez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Martinez avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez wants to clinch up but Mateo keeps it at a distance.
Martinez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

Martinez darts in and clinches Mateo up against the cage.
Martinez has Mateo pressed against the cage, preventing Mateo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mateo wants to break free but Martinez has control.

Martinez breaks from the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Martinez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mateo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Martinez counters with a right hand to the body.
Martinez tries to clinch there but Mateo circles away.
Mateo throws a counter combo.
Martinez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A punch lands to the side of Martinez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Martinez tries to clinch there but Mateo circles away.
Victor Mateo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mateo lands a glancing blow to the side of Martinez 's head.
Martinez wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martinez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mateo looks to land a right hand but Martinez moved out of range.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown but Mateo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mateo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mateo misses with a head kick.
Mateo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Martinez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mateo misses with a body shot.
Martinez attempts a counter takedown but Mateo avoids it well and moves away.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown but Mateo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mateo looks to land a left hand but Martinez moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mateo looks to land a combination but Martinez avoids it well.
Mateo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mateo misses with a looping right.
Mateo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mateo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Martinez with a body shot.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown but Mateo shows good takedown defense.
Mateo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Martinez looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Martinez tries to land a body kick
and Mateo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martinez moves out of range as Mateo strikes.
Mateo misses with the combination.
Mateo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mateo throws a jab but it's blocked by Martinez .
Mateo takes a swing at Martinez 's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice takedown defense from Mateo. No joy for Martinez on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Mateo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mateo connects with a jab.
Martinez wants to clinch up but Mateo keeps it at a distance.
A big right from Martinez misses.
Some wild striking there from Mateo.
Mateo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mateo sprawls well. Mateo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Martinez gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mateo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martinez avoids a punch combination nicely.

Martinez takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Martinez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Martinez darts in and clinches Mateo up against the cage.
Martinez jumps guard but Mateo stands there with Martinez around his waist. Martinez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Martinez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Martinez jumps guard but Mateo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Martinez . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martinez stalling in the clinch but Mateo improves position.
Mateo wants to break free but Martinez has control.

Mateo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mateo misses with a two punch combination.
Martinez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez thows a leg kick but Mateo checks it
and Mateo counters with a nice uppercut.
Mateo looks to score with a jab to the body but Martinez is just out of range.
Martinez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mateo defends well and Martinez ends up having to push Mateo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mateo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Martinez dodges the punch combination from Mateo.
Mateo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Martinez counters with a takedown into side control.
Mateo tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mateo tries to roll but Martinez sticks to his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mateo trying to control the hands but Martinez breaks the grip.
Mateo is really stuck here.

Mateo is looking to escape here. Oh dear - Martinez has locked on a rear naked choke here! Mateo is tapping out! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jackson Martinez !