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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Isaac Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tristian Okami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin comes into the arena with Ain't That A Kick In The Head blaring out of the sound system. Okami has chosen Fall Of The Republic as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Tristian Okami has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Isaac Martin's chin.
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155 lbs
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147 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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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
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Isaac Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tristian Okami!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okami misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Okami drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Okami slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Martin.
Martin is not content to let Okami control the position.
Okami seems to be looking for submissions.
Martin is not content to let Okami control the position.
Okami is trying to work for a kimura but Martin is defending well.
Martin trying to control here.
Okami is stalling here. Martin is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Okami seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Martin has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Martin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Okami on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okami is looking for a sweep.
Martin tries to stand but Okami is controlling his head.
Okami tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Martin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Martin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Okami knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Okami tries to bench press Martin off him but Martin keeps the position.
Martin wants to stand but Okami is controlling his arm.
Okami tries to improve position but can't.
Martin trying to control the action but Okami is working from the bottom.
Okami tries to bench press Martin off him but Martin keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okami is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Martin's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Martin seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Okami is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Okami is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Martin pulls his head out easily.
Martin is trying to control. Okami wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Martin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Okami's head.
Martin wants to control but Okami is keeping him busy.
Okami wants to improve his position but Martin is controlling well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okami is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Martin pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Okami is trying to get back to full guard.
Martin tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Martin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Okami manages to get to full guard.
Martin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Okami is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Okami has a closed guard, preventing Martin from standing up.
Okami is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okami is looking for a triangle but Martin pushes his legs off easily.
Okami looking to control.
Okami is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Martin is aware though and is defending well.
Okami looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martin wants to control from the top but Okami keeps moving.
Okami is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Martin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Okami is working away from the top position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tristian Okami dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Okami scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Okami moves out of range of the body kick from Martin.
Isaac Martin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Okami looks for a takedown but Martin sprawls well.
Martin tries to close the distance and clinch but Okami swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Okami fails with the takedown.
Martin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Okami.
Isaac Martin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tristian Okami.
Martin forces Okami back against the cage and clinches.
Martin manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Martin wants to stand and escape but Okami is having none of it.
Okami pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Martin is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin wants to stand up but Okami is controlling him.
Martin keeping moving, preventing Okami from controlling successfully.
Martin pulls Okami in close to prevent any damage.
Okami tries to free his leg and advance position but Martin is retaining full guard.
Martin wants to stand and escape but Okami is having none of it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Okami tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Martin swivels and escapes.
Okami looks for a takedown but Martin sprawls well.
Okami is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okami lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Martin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Okami taking a bit of punishment here - Martin scoring with strikes.
Martin lands a nice forearm strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martin advances to full mount.
Okami is working to get back to half guard.
Martin unloading with bombs!
Martin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Martin scoring with strikes but Okami is staying in there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin looking to control but Okami is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
A nice elbow there by Martin.
Okami bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Okami forces his way into half guard.
Martin is looking for a sweep. Okami is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Okami is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Martin missing with punches from the bottom.
Okami seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Martin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okami is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Martin defends it well.
Martin landing rabbit punches to the side of Okami's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Martin is trying to stand up here but Okami is controlling him well.
Okami is looking for a kimura but Martin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Okami to get the leverage.
Okami thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Martin's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin has his hands clasped together around Okami's back. He's all about the action.
Okami is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Martin has managed to free his arm - good work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martin wants to control but Okami is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isaac Martin dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Okami fails with a takedown attempt.
Martin misses with a few strikes there.
Isaac Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Martin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown by Okami or perhaps it was just good defense by Martin which made him look bad.
Martin moves into range and clinches up with Okami.
Martin breaks from the clinch.
Okami misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Isaac Martin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tristian Okami.
Okami takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Okami tries to keep at a distance but Martin has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okami jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Martin walks away with a smile on his face. Okami gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Martin shoots in and bounces Okami off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Martin stays in close to Okami's body and controls the position.
Martin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Martin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Martin landing with the ground and pound.
Martin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Martin postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin chips away with some ground and pound.
Okami is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Martin is aware though and is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Martin trying to control but Okami is working from the bottom.
Martin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Isaac Martin.
Okami tries to score a power double leg takedown but Martin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Okami somewhat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin misses with a body punch
and Okami counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Okami thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Okami trying to control but Martin is working from the bottom.
Martin will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Martin wants to stand up but Okami is controlling him.
Martin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Okami advances position into side control!
Martin tries to escape but Okami is in control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin prevents Okami from moving into mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okami thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Martin wants to control but Okami postures up.
Okami is trying to get an arm triangle but Martin is defending well.
Martin wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Okami wants to control but Martin is keeping him busy.
Martin is trying to improve his position.
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 Isaac Martin.
I think Martin 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Isaac Martin!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Tristian Okami!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight as a draw!
The fight ends as a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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