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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Oberyn Martell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corallus Hortulanus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hortulanus has chosen The Great White - Once Bitten, Twice Shy as his entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Corallus Hortulanus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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156 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Oberyn Martell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Corallus Hortulanus!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hortulanus tries to clinch up but Martell circles away and keeps his distance.
Hortulanus staying out of range there.
Martell throws a right hand that misses
and Hortulanus counters by clinching up.
Martell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Martell is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hortulanus pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hortulanus lands a nice knee to the body.
Hortulanus lands an elbow that stopped Martell in his tracks for a moment.
Martell has Hortulanus pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hortulanus manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hortulanus landing knees to the body.
Hortulanus lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A bit of stalling here from Martell.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hortulanus obliges.
Hortulanus landing knees to the body.
Martell is breathing heavily.
Hortulanus scores with a knee to the head.
Hortulanus lands a nice knee to the body.
Come on Hortulanus - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hortulanus utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hortulanus lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hortulanus landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hortulanus with a knee to the head.
Hortulanus working Martell over with knees to the body.
Hortulanus dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hortulanus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Martell letting Hortulanus take a breather here.
Martell drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hortulanus gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oberyn Martell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martell fails to pull guard.
Hortulanus unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hortulanus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hortulanus manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hortulanus working Martell over with knees to the body.
Hortulanus dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Martell tries to score a body lock takedown but Hortulanus shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hortulanus lands a nice knee to the body.
Hortulanus lands an elbow inside that Martell shrugs off.
Hortulanus comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The referee calls for Hortulanus to work.
Hortulanus crunches a lovely knee into Martell's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martell takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hortulanus just leaning against Martell, taking a breather.
Hortulanus crunches a lovely knee into Martell's ribcage.
Hortulanus just leaning against Martell, taking a breather.
Martell can't break the clinch.
Martell managing to block the knees to the body from Hortulanus.
Hortulanus lands an elbow that stopped Martell in his tracks for a moment.
Hortulanus lands a nice elbow.
Martell is working for takedown but Hortulanus is calmly controlling the position for now.
Martell avoiding damage as Hortulanus throws knees to the body.
Martell is looking to control Hortulanus's arms but Hortulanus gets an underhook and turns him. Now Martell has his back to the cage.
Martell can't break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Hortulanus.
Martell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hortulanus takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Martell pulls guard.
Hortulanus showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martell wants to improve his position but instead Hortulanus has moved into half guard.
Martell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Martell is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martell is trying to control but Hortulanus manages to pass to mount!
Martell is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hortulanus avoids the attempt from Martell to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corallus Hortulanus dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Martell throws a big shot that misses.
Hortulanus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circling - Martell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Martell's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hortulanus under the eye.
It looks like Corallus Hortulanus has been cut.
Hortulanus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hortulanus instigates a clinch.
Hortulanus unloads a knee to the mid-section. Martell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hortulanus using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hortulanus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martell is defending well for now.
The referee calls for Hortulanus to work.
The crowd are getting on Hortulanus's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Hortulanus lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Martell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hortulanus landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Martell fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Martell tries to pull guard but Hortulanus won't allow it.
Hortulanus is pressed up against the cage. Martell has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hortulanus down to the mat. Hortulanus avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oberyn Martell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martell misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Martell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hortulanus.
Martell fails to land with a series of punches.
Martell swats away the attempt to clinch by Hortulanus.
Hortulanus doesn't manage to clinch there - Martell circles away.
Hortulanus defending well as Martell loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Martell.
Oberyn Martell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martell throws a jab when Hortulanus was well out of range.
Hortulanus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martell.
Hortulanus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martell.
Martell lands with an overhand left.
Martell misses with a hook
and Hortulanus counters with a big head kick but Martell shrugs it off.
Martell throws an off balance right hand
and Hortulanus counters with a slapping leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Martell looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martell wants a takedown but no success here.
Martell tries for a takedown but Hortulanus manages to get underhooks.
Hortulanus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hortulanus obliges.
Hortulanus taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hortulanus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hortulanus in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hortulanus working Martell over with knees to the body.
Hortulanus scores a nice knee to the body.
Hortulanus crunches a lovely knee into Martell's ribcage.
Martell letting Hortulanus take a breather here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hortulanus obliges.
Hortulanus lands a knee to the head.
Hortulanus stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hortulanus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Martell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Hortulanus to work.
Hortulanus unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hortulanus pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hortulanus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Martell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Martell lands a right hand.
Hortulanus avoiding damage as Martell throws knees to the body.
Martell goes for a takedown attempt but Hortulanus pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Martell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hortulanus counters with a nice leg kick.
Hortulanus instigates a clinch.
Hortulanus taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hortulanus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martell blocks it with crossed arms.
Martell tries to circle away but Hortulanus has him pinned against the cage.
Martell fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hortulanus stalling in the clinch but Martell improves position.
Hortulanus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hortulanus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martell.
Hortulanus is pressed up against the cage. Martell has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hortulanus down to the mat. Hortulanus avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Martell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hortulanus was well out of range. Poor timing from Martell.
Hortulanus takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Martell misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hortulanus rushes Martell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hortulanus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hortulanus scores a nice knee to the body.
Hortulanus tries to land a knee to the head but Martell blocks with his arms.
Hortulanus pushes off an throws an elbow but Martell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Martell misses with a knee strike.
Martell effectively controlling the action here.
Hortulanus gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hortulanus trying to land knees to the body.
Martell is trying to force a seperation but Hortulanus has the dominant position.
Hortulanus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martell blocks it with crossed arms.
Martell tries to pull guard but Hortulanus holds him up against the cage and eventually Martell drops back down to his feet.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martell looking to stall.
Hortulanus lands a damaging elbow.
Martell tries to score a body lock takedown but Hortulanus shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corallus Hortulanus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Corallus Hortulanus's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Martell throws an off balance right hand
and Hortulanus counters with a nice body kick.
Martell tries to bum rush Hortulanus with a series of wild strikes but Hortulanus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Martell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hortulanus forces Martell back against the cage and clinches.
Hortulanus stalling against the cage.
Corallus Hortulanus seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hortulanus with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hortulanus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martell avoids it.
Martell is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hortulanus.
Hortulanus tries a knee to the head but Martell blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hortulanus lands an elbow just above Martell 's eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Martell is trying to drag Hortulanus to the mat but Hortulanus just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hortulanus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martell is defending well for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hortulanus landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hortulanus unloads a knee to the mid-section. Martell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martell is looking to control Hortulanus's arms but Hortulanus gets an underhook and turns him. Now Martell has his back to the cage.
Martell is looking to break free of the clinch but Hortulanus has double underhooks.
Martell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hortulanus obliges.
Martell is looking to break free of the clinch but Hortulanus has double underhooks.
Martell tries to score a body lock takedown but Hortulanus shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hortulanus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Martell's efforts to push away.
Hortulanus stalling the fight.
Hortulanus unloads a knee to the mid-section. Martell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Martell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Martell as Hortulanus tries to tie him up.
Martell jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hortulanus walks away with a smile on his face. Martell gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oberyn Martell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martell misses with a hook. Hortulanus ducked under it nicely.
Martell throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Martell throws an overhand right that lands on Hortulanus's shoulder, as Hortulanus tries to avoid the shot.
Martell misses with a hook
and Hortulanus counters with a head kick.
Hortulanus scores with a spinning back kick!
Martell misses with a left hand
and Hortulanus counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hortulanus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martell blocks it with crossed arms.
Martell jumps guard and drags Hortulanus to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Martell wants to control but Hortulanus passes easily into half guard.
Hortulanus is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Martell!
Hortulanus prevents Martell from getting the reversal.
Martell is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hortulanus prevents Martell from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hortulanus controlling from the full mount.
Martell working to try and regain half guard.
Oberyn Martell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martell is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hortulanus controlling his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martell swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Corallus Hortulanus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hortulanus winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corallus Hortulanus!
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energy
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