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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chip Freedom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freedom comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Star Spangled Banner kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Hugo Martinez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chip Freedom's chin.
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155 lbs
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162 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hugo Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 2, fighting out of New York, Chip Freedom!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Columbo Gatti and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Freedom!
Freedom tries to lock up and control but Martinez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Freedom really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Freedom is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Freedom holds on, trying desperately to control.
Freedom is trying to escape the mount.
Freedom sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez not doing much here.
Martinez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Martinez prevents Freedom from improving his position.
Martinez is trying to control. Freedom wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Freedom wants to improve his position but Martinez is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Freedom is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Martinez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Hugo Martinez just wasn't active enough.
Martinez slips a straight right by Freedom.
Freedom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martinez was well out of range. Poor timing from Freedom.
Freedom swings widly with a right hand
and Martinez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Martinez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Hugo Martinez.
Freedom thows a leg kick but Martinez checks it
and Martinez counters with a single leg into guard. Freedom didn't expect that.
Freedom can't keep his opponent in guard - Martinez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freedom wants to improve his position but Martinez is controlling well.
Martinez stalling.
Freedom is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Martinez is thwarting Freedom's attempts to control the position.
Martinez is taking a breather. Freedom says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Martinez dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Freedom misses with a hook
and Martinez counters with a single leg into guard. Freedom didn't expect that.
Freedom keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
Martinez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Freedom not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Martinez controlling from the top position.
We're going to have a standup here because Hugo Martinez wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Freedom swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Martinez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Martinez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Martinez's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freedom trying to hold on to Martinez's head to control him but Martinez postures up.
Martinez is taking a breather. Freedom says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hugo Martinez has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Martinez has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Martinez shoots in looking for a takedown. Freedom tries to sprawl out of it but Martinez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Freedom manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Freedom thows a body shot but no joy.
Freedom throws a combination that misses
and Martinez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Freedom's guard.
Freedom trying to keep a closed guard but Martinez is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freedom wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Chip Freedom was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Freedom swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Martinez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Freedom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martinez is fighting to break Freedom's control of his arms but Freedom is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Freedom wants to hit a switch here but Martinez passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Freedom there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez looking to control but Freedom is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Martinez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Martinez dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Freedom swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Martinez counters with a shoot takedown. Freedom fights it but they end up in guard.
Martinez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Freedom controls Martinez momentarily but Martinez frees himself.
Martinez trying to control but Freedom is working from the bottom.
Martinez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Hugo Martinez wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Freedom throws a predictable looking body shot
and Martinez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Martinez.
Martinez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freedom is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Freedom looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Freedom throws a predictable looking body shot
and Martinez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Freedom tries to get to full guard but Martinez has control of the leg.
Freedom is controlling Martinez's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Chip Freedom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is taking a breather. Freedom says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Hugo Martinez.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Freedom lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Martinez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Martinez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freedom tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martinez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Freedom throws a leg kick
and Martinez counters with a takedown into side control.
Martinez slows the pace down.
Hugo Martinez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Freedom is not content to let Martinez control the position.
Hugo Martinez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Martinez taking a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Freedom manages to get back to half guard.
Freedom wants to get back to full guard.
Martinez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Freedom keeps working.
Still in half guard, Martinez seems content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Hugo Martinez just wasn't active enough.
Martinez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Freedom looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hugo Martinez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Martinez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugo Martinez!
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