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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gwynn Evans (ranked 822 p4p, 555 weight class) and Swole Ricky Martin (ranked 130 p4p, 89 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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World class boxer
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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 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gwynn Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Swole Ricky Martin!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin misses with a lunging right hand
and Evans counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Evans tries to land a front kick but Martin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Martin is looking to clinch.
Martin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Evans counters with a nice body shot.
Evans lands with an overhand left.
Evans scores with a leg kick.
Evans gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Evans takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Evans throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Martin on the side of the head.
Martin misses with a right hand
letting Evans counter with a right hand.
Martin connects with a solid leg kick.
Swole Ricky Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evans throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Evans misses with a body kick.
Evans steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Martin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Evans misses with a looping left.
Martin throws a lazy uppercut
letting Evans counter with a right hand.
Evans lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Evans getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Martin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Martin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
It looked like Evans wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
It looks like Evans has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Evans lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Evans wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Martin misses with a body kick.
Martin throws a leg kick but Evans sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Martin throws a big shot that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Martin. That one must have hurt.
Evans throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Martin misses.
Evans was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Evans throws a looping overhand right but Martin ducks down to avoid it.
Evans slips a straight right by Martin.
Evans is looking to counter punch.
Martin scores with a leg kick.
Evans misses with a looping left.
Martin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Evans.
Martin throws a solid leg kick but Evans takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Martin.
Martin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Martin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Evans.
The crowd cheers as Martin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Evans doesn't seem phased though.
Evans tries to work over Martin's front leg with a kick but Martin checks it.
Martin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Evans is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Martin connects with a crisp jab.
Evans moves out of range as Martin throws a body kick.
Martin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Evans connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Martin scrambles back to his feet.
Martin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Evans is out of range and Martin settles back down.
Martin lands a lovely overhand right.
Evans throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Martin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Martin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Evans with a body shot.
Martin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Evans misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martin prevents a body shot from Evans.
Evans lands a nice shot to the body.
Martin can't find room to land a body shot as Evans controls the action.
Evans misses with a hook from the clinch.
Evans tries to throw a body punch but Martin avoids it by throwing Evans back against the cage.
Evans lands with a light punch inside.
Evans misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martin working aggressively here.
Martin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Evans lands with a short shot to the head.
Evans lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Martin.
Evans misses with a punch to the body.
Martin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Evans is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short uppercut from Evans.
Martin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Evans misses with a punch on the inside.
Martin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Martin scores with a hook to the body.
Evans misses with a hook to the ribs.
Martin lands with a left to the head.
Martin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Evans is breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Martin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Martin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Evans tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Swole Ricky Martin will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Martin looks to land a left hand but Evans moved out of range nicely.
Martin misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Evans on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Martin.
Martin throws a jab but it's blocked by Evans.
Evans throwing a counter right hand but Martin manages to avoid it.
Evans throws a hook to the side of Martin's head but Martin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Evans slips under a jab.
Evans takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Martin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Evans was well out of range. Poor timing from Martin.
Evans was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Evans cracks a nice hook into Martin's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans ducks under a wild hook from Martin.
Evans moves out of range of the body kick from Martin.
Evans lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Evans gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd cheers as Evans lands an impressive looking overhand right. Martin doesn't seem phased though.
Martin throws the left hand but Evans avoids the punch easily.
Martin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Evans appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Evans throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Martin.
Evans bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Evans on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Evans throws a hook but Martin avoids it easily.
Evans takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The fighters circling - Evans throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Martin lands a leg kick that knocks Evans off balance momentarily.
Evans misses with an uppercut. Martin saw that one coming.
Evans throws a wild body kick that Martin sees coming a mile off.
Evans slips under a jab.
Evans fires out a quick counter leg kick but Martin just manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a jab but it's blocked by Evans.
Martin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Martin throws a big shot that misses.
Evans is looking to counter punch.
Martin misses with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin throws a poor cross that misses
and Evans counters with a stiff right hand.
Evans ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Martin misses with a kick to the body
and Evans connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Martin misses with a hook. Evans ducked under it nicely.
Evans misses the jab.
Evans blocks a leg kick.
It looked like Evans was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Martin.
Martin throws a poor cross that misses
and Evans counters with a left to the body.
Evans on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans throws a sloppy head kick
and Martin counters with a solid body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Martin.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Martin.
Evans throwing a counter right hand but Martin manages to avoid it.
Martin throws the kick towards the body but Evans avoids it.
Evans avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Martin misses with a right hand
and Martin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Martin swings widly with a right hand
and Evans finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Evans tries to work over Martin's front leg with a kick but Martin checks it.
Evans stuns Martin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A slow jab from Evans misses its intended target.
Martin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Martin throws a jab but it's blocked by Evans.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Evans checks a leg kick.
A jab from Martin finds it's way through Evans's defenses.
Martin tries to land a front kick but Evans steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Martin.
The fighters circling - Martin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Evans ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Evans uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martin.
A big left from Evans misses.
Martin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Evans moves away.
Evans moves out of range of the strikes.
Evans misses with a hook to the body
and Martin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A jab from Martin misses.
Evans throwing a counter right hand but Martin manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Swole Ricky Martin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
That kick from Martin tenderised Evans's leg. Evans is trying to keep his angry face on.
Evans moves out of range of the strikes.
Evans misses with a looping right.
Evans misses with a series of wild punches.
Martin wants to counter with a clinch but Evans pushes him away.
A bone on bone clash there as Evans blocks the leg kick.
Martin misses with a low kick as Evans jumps back.
Martin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Evans avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin misses with a left hand
and Martin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Evans checks a leg kick nicely.
Evans is looking to counter punch.
Evans throws a hook but Martin blocks it.
Evans's jab looks to have found its range, popping Martin under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin misses with a right hand
and Evans counters with a big head kick but Martin shrugs it off.
A slow jab from Martin misses its intended target.
Evans tries to land a front kick but Martin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Martin throws a lazy uppercut
and Evans cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Evans uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martin.
Martin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Martin tries to counter with a clinch but Evans shakes him off and moves away.
Martin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Martin takes a swing at Evans's ribcage but misses.
Evans thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Martin if he has to take too many more of those.
Martin throws a front kick aimed at Evans's knee but Evans avoids it well.
Evans sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A big right from Evans misses.
Gwynn Evans has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin misses with a straight left.
Crunch! Evans slams his shin into Martin's torso.
Martin throws a low kick but Evans avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Evans misses the target.
Evans bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Swole Ricky Martin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Evans throws a wild body kick that Martin sees coming a mile off.
Evans throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Martin with a nice calf kick.
Martin tried to score with a low kick but Evans checks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Evans misses the target.
Evans throws a jab when Martin was well out of range.
Martin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Martin throws a hook but Evans blocks it.
Evans connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Martin throws a hook to the side of Evans's head but Evans sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Evans throwing a counter right hand but Martin manages to avoid it.
Evans uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martin.
Evans swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Evans loads up on a big right hand but Martin slips the punch.
Martin slips a jab and a cross from Evans.
Martin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Evans sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Martin throws a hook but Evans avoids it easily.
Martin looks to land a right hand but Evans moved out of range.
Martin misses with an uppercut. Evans saw that one coming.
Martin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Evans's sensitive parts.
Evans will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A big left from Evans misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Martin. Those never looked like landing.
Martin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Evans.
Evans is looking for a counter combo.
Evans swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Evans misses with a looping left.
Evans moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Martin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice shot by Martin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Evans works the jab nicely.
Martin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Evans throwing a counter right hand but Martin manages to avoid it.
Martin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Evans.
Evans is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Martin throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Martin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Swole Ricky Martin.
Well Martin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Swole Ricky Martin!
During a confident post fight interview, Swole Ricky Martin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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