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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dongmin Oh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Non Phixion - The CIA Is Trying To Kill Me. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dongmin Oh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oh misses with a leg kick
and Martinez counters by clinching up.
Oh throws an elbow that misses.
Martinez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Oh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martinez takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Ricardo Martinez has been cut.
Martinez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Martinez blocks an elbow strike.
Oh lands an elbow just above Martinez 's eye.
Oh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oh throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Oh stalling in the clinch but Martinez improves position.
Oh controlling the action here for a moment.
Martinez taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oh lands a hook that snaps the head of Martinez backwards.
Martinez is looking to break free of the clinch but Oh has double underhooks.
Oh throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Oh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martinez's elbow.
Oh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martinez being controlled against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oh misses with an elbow over the top.
Martinez avoids the elbow strike from Oh, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Oh avoiding damage as Martinez throws knees to the body.
Martinez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Oh lands an elbow that stopped Martinez in his tracks for a moment.
That has opened up Ricardo Martinez's cut even more.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oh.
Oh stalls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Oh throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Martinez blocks an elbow strike from Oh.
Martinez blocks an elbow strike.
Martinez dodges an elbow strike from Oh.
A shot in the inside from Oh.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Oh just misses with a elbow thrown towards Martinez's brow.
A right hand to the body from Oh.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Oh creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez tries to throw a body punch but Oh avoids it by throwing Martinez back against the cage.
Oh is looking to control Martinez's arms but Martinez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Oh has his back to the cage.
Oh looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Martinez dodges an elbow strike from Oh.
Oh looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Oh content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Oh gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oh lands a hook that snaps the head of Martinez backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oh throws an elbow but it misses.
Oh pushes off an throws an elbow but Martinez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez manages to break the clinch.
Oh throws the left hand but Martinez avoids the punch easily.
Oh wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dongmin Oh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Martinez's cut.
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.
Martinez blocks a leg kick.
Dongmin Oh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oh gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Martinez counters with a nice uppercut.
Martinez slips a jab and a cross from Oh.
Oh scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Martinez doesn't seem bothered though.
Oh loads up on a big right hand but Martinez slips the punch.
Oh bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Martinez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Oh has Martinez up against the cage in a clinch.
Oh throws a punch but it's blocked by Martinez.
Oh throws an elbow but it misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oh throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Oh throws an elbow but misses.
Oh stalling in the clinch.
Oh lands an elbow just above Martinez 's eye.
Oh throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Oh looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Martinez cracks Oh with a nice body shot.
Oh displaying some good clinch control by pressing Martinez up against the cage.
Oh lands a nice elbow.
The cut above Ricardo Martinez's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Oh pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Oh looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oh throws an elbow that misses.
Oh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Oh creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Oh pushes off an throws an elbow but Martinez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Oh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martinez.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Oh just misses with a elbow thrown towards Martinez's brow.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Oh avoids it.
Dongmin Oh has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Oh pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Martinez lands a hook that snaps the head of Oh backwards.
Martinez blocks an elbow strike.
Martinez blocks the elbow strike.
Oh tries to land knees in the clinch but Martinez avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oh creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Martinez dodges an elbow strike from Oh.
Oh creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Martinez blocks an elbow strike.
The referee calls for Oh to work.
Oh pushes off an throws an elbow but Martinez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Martinez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oh creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Oh just misses with a elbow thrown towards Martinez's brow.
Oh throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Oh is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martinez is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Oh.
Martinez avoids a wild elbow strike from Oh.
Martinez managing to block the knees to the body from Oh.
Oh pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Martinez being controlled against the cage.
Martinez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Oh backwards.
Oh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez tries to land knees in the clinch but Oh avoids the damage to the body.
Oh pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Oh throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dongmin Oh dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Martinez's cut.
That's time! Oh's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Martinez looks to score with a jab to the body but Oh is just out of range.
Oh scoring well with a low kick there.
Oh has closed the distance and engaged Martinez in a clinch.
Oh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martinez.
Oh is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Oh blocks the elbow strike.
Martinez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martinez dodges an elbow strike from Oh.
Martinez working Oh over with knees to the body.
Oh misses with an elbow strike.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oh.
Stalling in the clinch from Oh.
Oh looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Martinez trying to control the position but instead, Oh has worked for underhooks and has pushed Martinez into the cage.
Oh throws an elbow but it misses.
Oh has Martinez pushed against the cage.
Oh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martinez tries to throw a body punch but Oh avoids it by throwing Martinez back against the cage.
Martinez blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oh looking to slow down the pace here.
Martinez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oh leaning against his opponent.
Oh throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Martinez blocks an uppercut.
Oh with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Oh looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Oh throws an elbow but it misses.
Oh misses with an elbow strike.
Oh is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Martinez has Oh pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez blocks an elbow strike from Oh.
Oh throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Martinezs head.
Oh has a couple of punches blocked by Martinez.
Martinez landing knees to the head.
Martinez blocks an elbow strike.
Oh avoids a wild elbow strike from Martinez.
Stalling in the clinch from Oh.
Oh pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Oh's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oh throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Martinez avoids the elbow strike from Oh, against the cage.
Oh pushes off an throws an elbow but Martinez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Oh just misses with a elbow thrown towards Martinez's brow.
Martinez blocks an elbow strike from Oh.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Oh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oh pushes off an throws an elbow but Martinez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oh looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Oh throws an elbow but misses.
Martinez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dongmin Oh clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Martinez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Martinez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Oh finds it's way round the side to connect with Martinez's head.
Oh tries to land a front kick but Martinez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A clash of legs there as Martinez blocks the low kick.
Oh defending well as Martinez loads up on a big left hand.
Martinez cracks Oh with an open hand slap.
Martinez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oh.
That kick from Oh tenderised Martinez's leg. Martinez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Oh tries to move into range but Martinez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Oh throws a hook to the side of Martinez's head but Martinez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martinez is looking to land body kicks.
Martinez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martinez avoids a kick to the body.
Oh throws a push kick but Martinez slaps the foot to one side.
Oh tries to clinch but Martinez is having none of it.
Martinez swats away the attempt to clinch by Oh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oh slips under a jab.
Oh throws a body kick that misses.
Oh takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Oh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martinez.
Good leg kick by Martinez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Martinez throws a shot from downtown. Oh moves away and avoids it.
Martinez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Decent striking displayed by Martinez there.
Martinez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Martinez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Oh's calf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez clinches up against the cage.
Martinez misses with a knee strike.
Martinez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oh misses with an elbow strike.
Oh throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Martinez misses with an elbow strike.
Oh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oh stalling against the cage.
Oh lands an elbow inside that Martinez shrugs off.
Oh avoids the elbow strike from Martinez, against the cage.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the head but Oh blocks with his arms.
Oh leaning against his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oh looking to stall.
The referee is keeping an eye on Oh - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Martinez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oh pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Martinez blocks an elbow strike.
Martinez dodges an elbow strike from Oh.
Martinez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice elbow from Oh.
Ricardo Martinez's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Oh takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oh throws an elbow but it misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Martinez.
Oh looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Martinez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Oh in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short right from Martinez.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Martinez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martinez closes the distance and clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oh throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Oh misses with an elbow over the top.
Oh throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Martinez dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Martinez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Martinez.
Oh wants to land a leg kick but Martinez is out of range.
Oh digs a good body shot into Martinez's ribs.
Oh misses with a body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Martinez. Oh shrugs it off though.
Oh tries to clinch there but Martinez circles away.
Martinez moves out of range as Oh throws a body kick.
Oh takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Oh is looking to clinch but Martinez is avoiding it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Martinez - that will leave a mark!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid body kick from Martinez.
Martinez forces Oh back against the cage and clinches.
Martinez breaks from the clinch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Oh takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Oh misses with the body kick
and Martinez counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Martinez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Oh. That did some damage!
Martinez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Martinez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Oh on the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Martinez.
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!
A thudding body kick lands there by Martinez!
Martinez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martinez scores with a decent looking hook.
Martinez looks to land a body kick but Oh moved away.
Martinez clinches up against the cage.
Martinez dodges an elbow strike from Oh.
Oh is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Martinez avoids a wild elbow strike from Oh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez blocks an uppercut.
Oh throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Oh misses with some punches.
Martinez is trying to push Oh away but Oh has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Oh pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Martinez avoids a wild elbow strike from Oh.
Oh pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Martinez lands a hook that snaps the head of Oh backwards.
Martinez blocks the elbow strike.
Oh throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oh has a couple of punches blocked by Martinez.
Oh creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Martinez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Oh slowing the pace effectively.
Martinez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Oh blocks it with crossed arms.
Ricardo Martinez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martinez looking to throw knees to the head but Oh is blocking nicely.
Martinez lands a body punch.
Oh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez blocks an elbow strike.
Martinez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oh.
Martinez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oh throws a head punch that misses.
Oh misses with an elbow strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Martinez blocks the elbow strike.
Martinez blocks the elbow strike.
Dongmin Oh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Martinez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Martinez pushes Oh back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oh creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Oh controlling the action here for a moment.
Martinez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Martinez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Oh has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 48:47
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 48:47
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dongmin Oh!
Dongmin Oh very nearly forgot to thank Brute amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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