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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Richard Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauri Alavaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez comes to the cage accompanied by Iced Earth - A Question of Heaven. Richard Martinez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richard Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mauri Alavaara!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alavaara swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Martinez counters with a left to the body.
Alavaara takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Alavaara feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Martinezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Martinez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alavaara misses with a straight left.
Martinez tries to work over Alavaara's front leg with a kick but Alavaara checks it.
A shot to the body from Alavaara misses
and Martinez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Martinez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Martinez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Alavaara sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
An inside leg kick from Martinez misses.
Martinez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Alavaara misses with a leg kick.
Alavaara tries to clinch up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alavaara misses with a leg kick
and Martinez counters with a straight right hand.
Martinez lands a jab.
Richard Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez cracks a nice hook into Alavaara's ribs.
Martinez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Alavaara tries to avoid it but Martinez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Alavaara to the ground. Alavaara escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Martinez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Alavaara sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Martinez somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alavaara connects with a leg kick. Martinez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Martinez throws a wild body kick that Alavaara sees coming a mile off.
Martinez throws a body punch but Alavaara moves out of range.
Alavaara on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Martinez 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 Alavaara has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Alavaara and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Martinez fails to land the takedown.
Alavaara drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Martinez.
Martinez tried to score with a low kick but Alavaara checks it.
Alavaara throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alavaara lands a right hook to the body.
Alavaara throws a sloppy head kick and Martinez moves out of range easily.
Martinez looks to land a combination. Alavaara sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Alavaara just misses with a punch to the body.
Martinez swinging wildly here.
Alavaara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martinez.
A lazy left from Alavaara finds it's target.
Alavaara gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Alavaara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alavaara circles away quickly and effectively.
Martinez lands a right hook to the body.
Alavaara scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Martinez doesn't seem bothered though.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Martinez.
Alavaara misses with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Alavaara. Those never looked like landing.
A swing and a miss from Alavaara.
Martinez lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Martinez tries a head kick but it misses.
Martinez moves out of range as Alavaara throws a body kick.
Martinez misses with a leg kick
and Alavaara counters with a body kick.
Martinez lands a head shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Martinez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez shoots in but Alavaara avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Martinez jabs at Alavaara's body.
Martinez throws a body punch but Alavaara moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alavaara lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Martinez misses with a head kick.
Alavaara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martinez.
Martinez misses the shot to the body.
Martinez throws a hook but Alavaara avoids it easily.
Alavaara misses with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alavaara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martinez moves away.
Alavaara throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alavaara on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Martinez. Martinez obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Martinez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Martinez keeps Alavaara at a distance using the push kick.
Alavaara tried to score with a low kick but Martinez checks it.
No joy there for Martinez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Martinez tries to bum rush Alavaara with a series of wild strikes but Alavaara uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Martinez tries to land a front kick but Alavaara steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Martinez shoots in looking for a takedown. Alavaara tries to sprawl out of it but Martinez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Alavaara manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Alavaara closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Alavaara swings for the body but Martinez moves out of range.
Alavaara takes a swing at Martinez's ribcage but misses.
Martinez throws a shot from downtown. Alavaara moves away and avoids it.
Martinez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Alavaara but Alavaara pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alavaara moves away.
Alavaara misses with a lunging right hand
and Martinez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Martinez throws a right hand that misses
and Alavaara counters with a nice uppercut.
A leg kick checked by Martinez.
Richard Martinez is winning the standup battle so far.
Martinez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Martinez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alavaara gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Martinez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martinez throws a jab when Alavaara was well out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Martinez.
Martinez misses with a series of wild punches.
Alavaara throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Martinez's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Martinez misses.
Martinez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alavaara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martinez.
Martinez throws a lazy right hand but Alavaara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
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!
Alavaara takes one to the chin there.
A head kick misses from Martinez.
Alavaara with a nice cross.
Martinez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Alavaara did well to prevent Martinez getting side control.
Martinez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Alavaara does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Alavaara won't allow Martinez to pass to mount.
Alavaara makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Alavaara.
Alavaara seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alavaara keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
Alavaara is pulling down on Martinez's head. It's preventing any offense from Martinez, at least for the moment.
Alavaara looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alavaara controls Martinez momentarily but Martinez frees himself.
Alavaara pulls Martinez in close to his closed guard and prevents Martinez from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mauri Alavaara was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Martinez misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alavaara takes a swing at Martinez's ribcage but misses.
Martinez lands a leg kick that knocks Alavaara off balance momentarily.
Martinez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Alavaara is fending him off so far but Martinez persists. Nope, Alavaara circles away and we're back to standing.
Martinez takes a swing at Alavaara's ribcage but misses.
Martinez misses with a shot to the body
and Alavaara makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Martinez really felt that one!
Martinez throws a body punch but Alavaara moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Alavaara misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Martinez. That's going to slow Alavaara down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alavaara.
A decent looking cross lands there for Alavaara.
It looks like Richard Martinez has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alavaara throws out a leg kick but Martinez moves out of range and Alavaara only half commits.
Martinez lands a nice looking body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Richard Martinez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Richard Martinez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Alavaara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martinez.
Alavaara slips under a jab.
Martinez throws a lazy head kick
and Alavaara counters with a leg kick.
Martinez tries a head kick but it misses.
Martinez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Alavaara counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Martinez thinking.
Martinez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martinez misses with an attempted mid kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Martinez checks a leg kick.
Alavaara lands a leg kick that knocks Martinez off balance momentarily.
Alavaara scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Martinez misses with a right hand
and Alavaara counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Alavaara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martinez.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alavaara blocks a head kick by Martinez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez throws a body punch but Alavaara moves out of range.
Martinez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alavaara is out of range and Martinez settles back down.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Alavaara but Alavaara pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martinez. Alavaara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martinez throws a chopping leg kick but Alavaara manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Martinez misses with the combination.
Martinez throws a hook but Alavaara blocks it.
Martinez misses with a looping left.
Mauri Alavaara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alavaara misses with a low kick as Martinez jumps back.
Martinez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martinez digs a good hook to Alavaara's body.
Mauri Alavaara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alavaara.
Good leg kick by Martinez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Martinez connects with an inside leg kick.
Martinez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alavaara on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Martinez swats away the attempt to clinch by Alavaara.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses.
Alavaara throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alavaara misses with a hook. Martinez ducked under it nicely.
Martinez is looking to wear down Alavaara with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A good leg kick by Martinez.
Alavaara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martinez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alavaara throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Alavaara lands a slapping body shot.
Martinez thows a body kick. Alavaara tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Martinez looks to throw the jab but Alavaara is out of range.
No luck for Martinez with that takedown attempt.
Richard Martinez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Martinez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Martinez looks to land a body kick but Alavaara moved away.
Martinez tries a head kick but it misses.
Martinez thows a body shot but no joy.
Alavaara works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Martinez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Martinez. Those never looked like landing.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Martinez.
No joy there for Martinez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alavaara pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martinez moves out of range as Alavaara throws a body kick.
Alavaara buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Martinez just misses with a punch to the body.
Martinez tries a head kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alavaara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martinez thows a body shot but no joy.
Alavaara punishes Martinez's body with a nice straight punch.
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 Richard Martinez.
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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Martinez!
Our winner, Richard Martinez, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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