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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rasmus Jeyaratnam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edgar Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edgar Martinez will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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195 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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195 cm
25
195 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick |
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rasmus Jeyaratnam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Edgar Martinez!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez clinches.
Martinez tries to throw a body punch but Jeyaratnam avoids it by throwing Martinez back against the cage.
Martinez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jeyaratnam blocks an uppercut.
Jeyaratnam is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Martinez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Martinez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jeyaratnam goes for a takedown attempt but Martinez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Martinez moves into the clinch.
Martinez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jeyaratnam as Martinez tries to tie him up.
Martinez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martinez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martinez throws a punch but it's blocked by Jeyaratnam.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Martinez is struggling to control the position.
Martinez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martinez misses with a body punch.
Martinez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martinez misses with a punch on the inside.
Martinez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Martinez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jeyaratnam gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Martinez is trying to stand back up but Jeyaratnam is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeyaratnam looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jeyaratnam stops Martinez from getting back to his feet.
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!
Jeyaratnam is looking to advance position but Martinez won't allow it.
Jeyaratnam lands with a punch from half guard.
Jeyaratnam lands with a punch from half guard.
Jeyaratnam throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jeyaratnam seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Martinez is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeyaratnam lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Jeyaratnam there.
Martinez is trying to stand up here but Jeyaratnam is controlling him well.
Jeyaratnam working over Martinez with some ground and pound. Martinez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jeyaratnam missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jeyaratnam throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez taking some punishment here, with Jeyaratnam in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Martinez is trying to stand.
Martinez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Martinez wants to get back to his feet.
Martinez is trying to escape back to his feet but Jeyaratnam uses the scramble to pass into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martinez is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Jeyaratnam has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rasmus Jeyaratnam dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Martinez closes the distance and clinches.
Jeyaratnam has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Martinez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Martinez misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Martinez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Martinez misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Martinez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martinez.
Jeyaratnam prevents a body shot from Martinez.
Jeyaratnam's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Martinez throws a head punch that misses.
Martinez is fighting off a takedown attempt but Jeyaratnam is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Martinez to the mat. Martinez regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Martinez wants to stand and escape but Jeyaratnam is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeyaratnam working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Martinez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jeyaratnam is controlling him.
Jeyaratnam distracts Martinez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Martinez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jeyaratnam content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jeyaratnam won't allow Martinez to get back to his feet.
Jeyaratnam wants to control from the top but Martinez keeps moving.
Jeyaratnam landing with the ground and pound.
Martinez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jeyaratnam is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeyaratnam trying to control the position from guard on top but Martinez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jeyaratnam is controlling him.
Jeyaratnam wants to control from the top but Martinez keeps moving.
Jeyaratnam content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Martinez wants to stand and escape but Jeyaratnam is having none of it.
Jeyaratnam might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is breathing heavily.
Jeyaratnam trying to control the position from guard on top but Martinez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jeyaratnam stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Martinez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jeyaratnam is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jeyaratnam landing some decent shots from guard.
Jeyaratnam postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Martinez is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Jeyaratnam dives into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeyaratnam lands a decent elbow from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Check out the look on Jeyaratnam's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Martinez is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Jeyaratnam asserts his dominance and retains side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jeyaratnam works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rasmus Jeyaratnam dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jeyaratnam misses with a leg kick.
Edgar Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez gets a clinch.
Jeyaratnam works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Jeyaratnam stops Martinez from standing up.
Martinez is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Martinez is looking to stand back up but Jeyaratnam counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Martinez.
Martinez wants to get back to his feet.
Jeyaratnam scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rasmus Jeyaratnam overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Martinez is trying to stand back up but Jeyaratnam is controlling him
Martinez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeyaratnam landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Jeyaratnam there.
Martinez is trying to stand back up but Jeyaratnam is controlling him
Jeyaratnam wants to control but Martinez is keeping him busy.
Jeyaratnam lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jeyaratnam is trying to control the action in half guard but Martinez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Martinez wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeyaratnam lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jeyaratnam looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Martinez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Martinez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jeyaratnam scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jeyaratnam in particular looking to stall.
Martinez is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeyaratnam lands strikes from half guard.
Jeyaratnam wants to control but Martinez is keeping him busy.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jeyaratnam connects with a nice short shot to Martinez's temple.
Jeyaratnam wants to pass the guard but Martinez is defending well.
Jeyaratnam prevents Martinez from standing back up.
Martinez scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Jeyaratnam manages to mount him!
Jeyaratnam lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jeyaratnam looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Martinez covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rasmus Jeyaratnam!
An out of breath and clearly excited Rasmus Jeyaratnam thanked Cobra Labs - 146Q Energy for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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