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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Javier Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Charles Brock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is ACDC - Are You Ready? . I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edward Charles Brock!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Chad Campbell and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Martinez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Martinez misses the target.
Javier Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brock has his takedown stuffed
and Martinez moves into the clinch.
Martinez stalls.
A left hand lands to the body for Martinez.
Martinez can't find room to land a body shot as Brock controls the action.
Martinez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martinez presses Brock against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Martinez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Martinez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Martinez is pushing Brock up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A nice left hand lands by Martinez.
Martinez lands a left hand.
A short body shot lands from Martinez as the two fighters clinch.
Brock looks gassed!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Martinez.
Martinez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martinez lands a shot to the body.
Martinez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brock or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez lands a right hand.
Martinez works on Brock's body with a couple of short punches.
Martinez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brock.
Martinez stalling in the clinch.
Martinez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brock tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Martinez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Martinez is pushing Brock up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Martinez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brock backwards.
Brock tries to pull guard but Martinez won't allow it.
Javier Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edward Charles Brock.
Martinez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Martinez lands with a right to the head.
Martinez lands a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez pushes Brock back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Martinez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Martinez is leaning against Brock and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Martinez is working Brock over against the cage.
Martinez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Martinez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Martinez lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Martinez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez presses Brock against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Martinez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brock backwards.
Martinez is working Brock over against the cage.
Martinez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hook to the body lands for Martinez.
Martinez digs a right hand underneath Brock's ribcage. Brock let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brock fails to pull guard.
Martinez presses Brock against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Martinez lands a left hand.
Brock letting Martinez take a breather here.
Martinez gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Martinez moves into full mount! Brock won't be happy about that!
Martinez with the ground and pound from mount.
Brock takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Brock is bucking up trying to escape but Martinez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Brock is squirming around, avoiding Martinez's attempts to control the action.
Martinez cracks Brock with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Brock can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Martinez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martinez landing strikes from the mount.
Brock is working to get back to half guard.
Martinez cracks Brock with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Martinez with shots to the head and body - Brock looks very uncomfortable down there.
Martinez landing strikes from the mount and Brock is in trouble!
Brock can't escape the position.
Martinez wants to control the pace but Brock is squirming around nicely.
Martinez is landing with some decent strikes but Brock is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Brock's face.
Martinez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Brock hang on?
Martinez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez lands a nice shot to the head.
Martinez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Martinez lands a heavy elbow.
Martinez cracks Brock with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Brock is looking to get to half guard.
Martinez with a couple of short strikes.
Martinez dominating with strikes here.
Martinez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Brock?
Martinez breaks from Brock's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martinez punishing his opponent with strikes.
Martinez working Brock over with strikes here.
Martinez cracks Brock with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Brock is rocked!
Martinez looking to finish Brock with some ground and pound. This is bad for Brock!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Martinez 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.
Brock moves out of range as Martinez strikes.
Martinez tries to clinch up.
Brock gets a takedown into half guard.
Brock wants to lay and pray for a moment but Martinez keeps working.
Martinez wants to control but Brock is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brock is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Brock is breathing heavily.
Brock seems to be working for a kimura but Martinez defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez wants to improve his position but Brock is controlling well.
Martinez is defending against the submission attempts here by Brock.
Brock is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Martinez is looking to improve his position.
Brock seems to be working for a kimura but Martinez defends the submission attempt.
Martinez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brock can do to turn this around?
Brock passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Martinez!
Brock is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Martinez has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Martinez!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brock is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Brock has momentary wrist control but Martinez slips an elbow through the middle.
Martinez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Martinez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Martinez advances position into side control!
Brock takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Brock is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brock struggling a bit here.
Martinez tries to advance to mount but Brock denies him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brock is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Martinez's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Brock actively working from the bottom here.
Martinez trying to pass the guard but Brock defending well.
Martinez is keen to just control but Brock is a slippery customer.
Brock is looking to improve his position.
Martinez lands with a punch from half guard.
Brock won't allow Martinez to pass to mount.
Javier Martinez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Martinez is working hard here to advance position.
Martinez working Brock over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Martinez dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Brock has his takedown stuffed
and Martinez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Brock's guard.
Martinez looking to pass the guard.
Martinez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Brock's guard.
Brock wants to control but Martinez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Martinez is looking to advance position but Brock won't allow it.
Martinez winds up and cracks Brock with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Brock manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Brock is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Martinez defends well.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Brock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martinez stands and throws Brock's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock is not content to let Martinez control the position.
Brock sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Nice strikes from Martinez there.
Martinez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Martinez works his way into full mount!
Martinez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Martinez wants to control the pace but Brock is squirming around nicely.
Martinez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Brock's face.
Martinez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Martinez unloading with bombs!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brock regains half guard.
Martinez wants to take a breather but Brock is having none of it.
Martinez prevents Brock from improving his position.
Brock is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Martinez moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Brock.
Martinez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brock keeps working.
Martinez blocks the strikes from Brock.
Martinez is looking to take a break and control but Brock is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brock manages to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brock won't allow Martinez to pass to mount.
Martinez is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Brock!
Brock keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Martinez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Brock is bucking up trying to escape but Martinez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Martinez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Javier Martinez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Martinez tries to control but Brock wriggling away.
Martinez is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Brock is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Martinez raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez with the ground and pound from mount.
Martinez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
A nice elbow there by Martinez.
Martinez raining down shots from the mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martinez raining down shots from the mount!
Brock is still in real trouble! Can Martinez finish him?
Brock is working to get back to half guard.
Brock seems to have recovered his senses.
Martinez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Brock is desperately trying to improve his position but Martinez has a good base and remains in mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez unloading with bombs!
And that's the end of the fight!
Javier Martinez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Martinez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:26
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Martinez!
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