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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Choco Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gil Abra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Choco Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gil Abra!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin throws a head kick that misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Martin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Martin trying to land knees to the body.
Abra misses with an elbow over the top.
Abra blocks the elbow strike.
Martin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Martin pushes Abra up against the ropes in a clinch.
Abra tries a knee to the head but Martin blocks it.
Abra using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Martin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Abra throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Martin avoids a wild elbow strike from Abra.
Martin avoiding damage as Abra throws knees to the body.
Martin has Abra pressed against the ropes, preventing Abra from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Martin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abra avoids it.
Abra pushes off an throws an elbow but Martin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Abra throws a knee to the head but misses.
Abra throws a knee to the head but misses.
Martin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Abra is defending well for now.
Abra pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Abra closes the distance and pushes Martin back into the ropes.
Abra throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martin blocks it with crossed arms.
Martin throws an elbow but it misses.
Abra throws an elbow that misses.
Martin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Gil Abra has been cut.
Abra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martin is defending well for now.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Abra just misses with a elbow thrown towards Martin's brow.
Martin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martin clinches up with Abra and pushes him back against the ropes.
Martin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Abra prevents Martin from breaking the clinch.
Abra managing to block the knees to the body from Martin.
Martin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martin closes the distance and pushes Abra back into the ropes.
Abra misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abra lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Martin blocks the elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Abra's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Martin pushes off an throws an elbow but Abra leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Abra is trying to break free.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Martin throws an elbow but misses.
Abra misses with an elbow strike.
Martin lands an elbow inside that Abra shrugs off.
Martin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice elbow from Martin.
Abra blocks the elbow strike.
Abra using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Martin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Abra looks gassed!
Martin managing to block the knees to the body from Abra.
Abra pushes off an throws an elbow but Martin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Abra pushes off an throws an elbow but Martin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Martin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abra forces Martin back against the ropes and clinches.
Martin tries to land knees in the clinch but Abra avoids the damage to the body.
Abra throws an elbow but it misses.
Martin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martin drives through and clinches with Abra against the ropes.
Martin missing with knees to the body.
Abra takes an elbow to the temple.
Martin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Martin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Martin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abra avoids it.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Martin throws an elbow but misses.
Martin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Abra is defending well for now.
Martin pushes off an throws an elbow but Abra leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Abra with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Martin blocks the elbow strike.
Abra creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Abra moves into range and clinches up with Martin.
Abra throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Abra throws an elbow but it misses.
Abra misses with a knee strike.
Martin blocks the elbow strike.
Martin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Abra is defending well for now.
Abra misses with a knee to the head.
Martin throws an elbow but it misses.
Martin pushes off an throws an elbow but Abra leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Martin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martin rushes Abra and presses him up against the ropes.
Abra escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abra gets tackled into the ropes by Martin. Martin maintains the clinch.
Abra breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martin throws a front kick that sends Abra stumbling back into the ropes.
Martin tries to keep at a distance but Abra has taken the fight into the clinch.
Martin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Abra on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Martin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Abra has taken the fight to the clinch.
Martin tries to land knees in the clinch but Abra avoids the damage to the body.
Abra pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Martin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martin has managed to clinch.
Abra breaks the clinch.
Martin gets tackled into the ropes by Abra. Abra maintains the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin tries to land a knee to the head but Abra blocks with his arms.
Abra pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Abra lands a nice elbow.
Abra breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martin cracks the inside of Abra's front leg.
Abra gets tackled into the ropes by Martin. Martin maintains the clinch.
Martin misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Martin throws an elbow but misses.
Martin misses with an elbow over the top.
Martin is trying to push Abra away but Abra has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Abra tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Abra tries to land a knee to the head but Martin blocks with his arms.
Martin blocks an elbow strike.
Abra with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Martin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abra has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Martin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Martin manages to break the clinch.
Martin gets a clinch.
Abra throws an elbow that misses.
Martin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abra clinches up against the ropes.
Abra avoiding damage as Martin throws knees to the body.
Martin lands an elbow inside.
Abra avoids a wild elbow strike from Martin.
Abra tries to break the clinch but Martin is controlling the position.
Martin lands an elbow that stopped Abra in his tracks for a moment.
Abra blocks the elbow strike.
Abra throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Martin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abra moves into the clinch successfully.
Abra looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Abra with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Martin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abra tries to keep at a distance but Martin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Abra avoiding damage as Martin throws knees to the body.
Martin lands a nice elbow.
Martin lands an elbow inside that Abra shrugs off.
Abra tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Martin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abra avoids it.
Abra avoids the elbow strike from Martin, against the ropes.
Abra misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Martin throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Abra throws an elbow but misses.
Abra tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Martin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Abra has Martin up against the ropes in a clinch.
Martin breaks from the clinch.
Martin gets a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abra trying to land knees to the body.
Abra misses with a knee strike.
Martin misses with an elbow over the top.
Abra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martin.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Martin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Abra's brow.
Martin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Martin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Choco Martin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gil Abra's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Martin pushes Abra up against the ropes in a clinch.
Abra escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martin throws a sloppy head kick and Abra moves out of range easily.
Martin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Abra throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martin blocks it with crossed arms.
Martin misses with an elbow over the top.
Martin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Abra missing with knees to the body.
Abra tries to break the clinch but Martin is controlling the position.
Martin misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Martin throws an elbow but misses.
Martin throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Martin.
Martin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Martin blocks the elbow strike.
Martin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Abra's defenses.
Abra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martin.
Abra blocks an elbow strike from Martin.
Martin lands an elbow that stopped Abra in his tracks for a moment.
Martin pushes off an throws an elbow but Abra leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Abra creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Abra's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Martin slips a straight right by Abra.
Abra moves into range and clinches up with Martin.
Martin throws an elbow but it misses.
Martin misses with an elbow strike.
Abra is breathing heavily.
Abra tries to circle away but Martin has him pinned against the ropes.
Martin manages to break the clinch.
Martin darts in and clinches Abra up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abra's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Martin moves into the clinch successfully.
Choco Martin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Abra breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martin instigates a clinch.
Martin lands an elbow inside.
Martin lands a nice elbow.
Martin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Martin manages to break the clinch.
Martin closes the distance and pushes Abra back into the ropes.
Abra avoids the elbow strike from Martin, against the ropes.
Martin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Abra throws an elbow that misses.
Martin avoiding damage as Abra throws knees to the body.
Abra breaks the clinch.
Martin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Abra misses with an elbow strike.
Abra wants to get back to striking at distance but Martin won't allow it.
Abra throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Martin.
Martin lands a damaging elbow.
Abra throws an elbow that misses.
Abra throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Martin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Martin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Abra tries to land knees in the clinch but Martin avoids the damage to the body.
Abra trying to land knees to the body.
Martin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martin closes the distance and pushes Abra back into the ropes.
Martin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abra on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Martin managing to block the knees to the body from Abra.
Martin misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Abra throws an elbow but misses.
Martin lands a damaging elbow.
Abra takes an elbow to the temple.
Martin throws an elbow but it misses.
Abra lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Martin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Abra's brow.
Martin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Abra lands an elbow just above Martin 's eye.
Martin dodges an elbow strike from Abra.
Abra blocks an elbow strike.
Martin throws an elbow but it misses.
Abra's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Martin clinches up against the ropes.
Abra tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Abra throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Martin throws an elbow but misses.
Martin is trying to push Abra away but Abra has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Martin breaks from the clinch.
Abra misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abra clinches.
Martin pushes off an throws an elbow but Abra leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Martin manages to break the clinch.
Martin rushes Abra and presses him up against the ropes.
Martin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin closes the distance and pushes Abra back into the ropes.
Nice elbow from Martin.
Abra pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Abra blocks an elbow strike from Martin.
Martin missing with knees to the body.
Martin breaks from the clinch.
Abra has taken the fight to the clinch.
Martin blocks an elbow strike from Abra.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Martin throws an elbow but misses.
Abra breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abra throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Martin.
Martin misses the shot to the body.
Abra has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Martin.
Abra scores with a leg kick.
Martin clinches.
Abra misses with a knee to the head.
Martin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Martin is trying to push Abra away but Abra has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Abra breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Abra has closed the distance and engaged Martin in a clinch.
Abra lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Abra breaks from the clinch.
A clash of legs there as Martin blocks the low kick.
Abra closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Abra misses with a knee strike.
Abra avoiding damage as Martin throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abra scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Martin has managed to clinch.
Martin misses with an elbow over the top.
Martin misses with an elbow strike.
Martin tries a knee to the head but Abra blocks it.
Abra throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Abra looking to throw knees to the head but Martin is blocking nicely.
Abra breaks the clinch.
Martin drives through and clinches with Abra against the ropes.
Martin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abra rushes Martin and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Martin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abra avoids it.
Martin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Abra dodges an elbow strike from Martin.
Abra creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Martin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Abra trying to land knees to the body.
Martin lands a damaging elbow.
Abra creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Abra missing with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Martin.
Martin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abra blocks it with crossed arms.
Abra looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Martin missing with knees to the body.
Abra lands an elbow inside.
Martin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Martin lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Choco Martin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gil Abra's cut.
That's time! Martin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Martin instigates a clinch.
Martin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Abra on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Martin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Abra is defending well for now.
Martin misses with an elbow over the top.
Martin blocks an elbow strike from Abra.
Martin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abra blocks it with crossed arms.
Martin breaks from the clinch.
Abra moves into the clinch successfully.
Martin manages to break the clinch.
Abra misses with an attempted mid kick.
Abra gets a clinch.
Martin is looking to break free of the clinch but Abra has double underhooks.
Abra with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Abra manages to break the clinch.
Abra clinches.
Martin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Abra breaks the clinch.
Abra gets tackled into the ropes by Martin. Martin maintains the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Abra throws an elbow but misses.
Martin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Abra escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Abra has closed the distance and engaged Martin in a clinch.
Martin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Abra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martin.
Martin blocks an elbow strike from Abra.
Abra looking to throw knees to the head but Martin is blocking nicely.
Martin managing to block the knees to the body from Abra.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin breaks the clinch.
Abra rushes Martin and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Abra blocks an elbow strike.
Martin trying to land knees to the body.
Martin tries to land knees in the clinch but Abra avoids the damage to the body.
Abra lands an elbow inside.
Martin blocks an elbow strike from Abra.
Martin breaks from the clinch.
Martin moves out of range of the strikes.
Martin rushes Abra and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Abra throws an elbow that misses.
Abra tries to land knees in the clinch but Martin avoids the damage to the body.
Martin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Martin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Abra breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martin closes the distance and pushes Abra back into the ropes.
Abra pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Abra clinches with his opponent.
Martin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abra avoids it.
Martin dodges an elbow strike from Abra.
Abra throws an elbow but it misses.
Abra is trying to break free.
Martin misses with an elbow over the top.
Abra throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Martin throws an elbow but it misses.
Martin lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Martin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Abra blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Abra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martin avoids it.
Martin blocks an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Martin.
Abra misses with an elbow strike.
Martin misses with a knee strike.
Martin missing with knees to the body.
Abra looking to throw knees to the head but Martin is blocking nicely.
Martin blocks an elbow strike.
Abra creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Martin's defenses.
Abra tries to land a knee to the head but Martin blocks with his arms.
Martin breaks from the clinch.
Martin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Martin has Abra up against the ropes in a clinch.
Abra blocks the elbow strike.
Martin blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Abra throws an elbow but misses.
Martin dodges an elbow strike from Abra.
Abra misses with an elbow strike.
Abra wants to break the clinch but can't.
Abra avoiding damage as Martin throws knees to the body.
Abra breaks from the clinch.
Abra closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Martin throws an elbow but misses.
Martin blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Abra's defenses.
Abra with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Martin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martin rushes Abra and presses him up against the ropes.
Abra throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Martin throws an elbow that misses.
Martin breaks the clinch.
Abra moves into the clinch successfully.
Abra misses with an elbow over the top.
Martin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Abra pushes off an throws an elbow but Martin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Martin throws an elbow that misses.
Martin trying to land knees to the body.
Martin blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Abra throws an elbow but misses.
Martin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abra clinches.
Abra avoids a wild elbow strike from Martin.
Abra avoids the elbow strike from Martin, against the ropes.
Martin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Abra throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Abra pushes off an throws an elbow but Martin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Martin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abra throws a head kick that half lands.
Martin has managed to clinch.
Martin throws an elbow but it misses.
Martin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Abra pushes off an throws an elbow but Martin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Abra throws an elbow that misses.
Martin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Martin tries to keep at a distance but Abra has taken the fight into the clinch.
Martin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Martin lands a nice elbow.
Abra throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Abra has had enough of the clinch but Martin keeps him there for the moment.
Abra creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Abra tries to break free but Martin pushes him back against the ropes.
Martin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Abra.
Abra's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Abra closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Abra throws an elbow but it misses.
Martin misses with a knee strike.
Abra manages to break the clinch.
Martin clinches.
Abra misses with an elbow strike.
Abra blocks an elbow strike.
Abra pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Abra breaks the clinch.
Abra tries to keep at a distance but Martin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Martin dodges an elbow strike from Abra.
Gil Abra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Choco Martin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Martin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abra avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gil Abra.
Well Martin 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Choco Martin!
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