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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Braden Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turk's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Deeper and Down. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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148 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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155 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Braden Turk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hugo Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Dean Styles and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Turk sprawls well. Turk wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Martinez gets slowly back to his feet.
Martinez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A punch combination from Turk misses.
Martinez gets the takedown into side control.
Turk is looking to reverse the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martinez laying and praying for a moment but Turk takes advantage and regains half guard.
Turk regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez slips nicely into half guard.
Turk is looking to control Martinez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Turk avoid being mounted?
Martinez is trying to control. Turk wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turk won't allow Martinez to pass to mount.
Turk might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Turk is controlling Martinez's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Turk is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Martinez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Martinez's back!
Turk throws a series of strikes and Martinez wriggles onto his back, so he's now mounted. He's in real trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turk punching from mount but Martinez doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Turk lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Turk working the ground and pound effectively.
Turk misses with a head shot.
Turk controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turk throwing strikes but Martinez recovers to half guard. A much better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Turk missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Turk throwing shots but Martinez is blocking nicely.
Turk wants to lay and pray for a moment but Martinez keeps working.
Turk passes to full mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martinez is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Braden Turk dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Martinez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Turk.
Turk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses.
Turk moves out of range as Martinez throws a body kick.
Turk throws a front kick aimed at Martinez's knee but Martinez avoids it well.
No luck for Martinez with that takedown attempt.
Hugo Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turk moves into the clinch.
Martinez avoids a wild elbow strike from Turk.
Turk stalls.
Turk breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turk throws the left hand but Martinez avoids the punch easily.
Martinez misses with a combination
and Turk decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Martinez's guard.
Turk throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Martinez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Turk throws a big right hand that misses.
Turk throws a big right hand that misses.
Martinez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Martinez keeping moving, preventing Turk from controlling successfully.
Martinez keeping full guard, as Turk tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turk throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Martinez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Turk accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Turk trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Turk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Martinez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turk missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Turk loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turk is looking to work some ground and pound but Martinez has wrist control.
Martinez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Turk controls the pace.
Turk postures up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Hugo Martinez wasn't active enough on the ground.
Turk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martinez looks to land a combination. Turk sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Martinez blocks a head kick by Turk.
Turk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Turk throws a body punch but Martinez moves out of range.
Martinez throws the kick towards the body but Turk avoids it.
Turk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turk misses with a takedown attempt - Martinez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Martinez throws a lazy uppercut
and Turk counters by moving into the clinch.
Turk is pushing Martinez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Turk throws an elbow but it misses.
Martinez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Martinez dodges an elbow strike from Turk.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martinez managing to block the knees to the body from Turk.
Turk misses with a punch on the inside.
Martinez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Braden Turk dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Martinez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martinez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Turk under the eye.
Turk changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Martinez tries to avoid it but Turk manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Martinez to the ground. Martinez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Turk throws a series of punches but Martinez moves out of range.
Turk throws a body punch but Martinez moves out of range.
Turk keeps the fight on the outside.
Martinez shoots in and gets a takedown into Turk's guard.
Martinez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Martinez preventing the sweep.
Turk pulls Martinez in close to his closed guard and prevents Martinez from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Braden Turk wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Turk swings for the body but Martinez moves out of range.
Turk is looking to wear down Martinez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Martinez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Turk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Turk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Turk keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Martinez's efforts to push away.
Martinez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turk misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Turk on the inside.
Turk stalling against the cage.
Martinez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martinez blocks the elbow strike.
Turk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Turk misses with a knee to the head.
Turk is trying to drag Martinez to the mat but Martinez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Turk controlling the action here for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Turk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Turk changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Martinez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Braden Turk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Braden Turk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martinez misses with a body shot.
Turk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martinez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martinez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Martinez fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turk misses with a takedown attempt
and Martinez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Turk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Martinez.
Martinez tries to work over Turk's front leg with a kick but Turk checks it.
Martinez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Martinez. No joy for Turk on that attempt.
Martinez misses with a low kick.
Turk tries to land a front kick but Martinez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Turk tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Martinez swivels and escapes.
Hugo Martinez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Turk fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Braden Turk.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Turk, 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Braden Turk!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Braden Turk made sure he mentioned Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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energy
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hype
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