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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Burklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeff Martinez had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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140 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeff Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Burklin!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burklin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Martinez looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Burklin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Martinez is proving hard to escape from.
Burklin pushing down on Martinez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Burklin drops an elbow to the side of Martinez's head.
Burklin tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Burklin is pressing down on Martinez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Martinez is holding on for now.
Martinez trying to control here.
Burklin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez is doing well to control the position and prevent Burklin from advancing to side control.
Burklin wants to control but Martinez is keeping him busy.
Ivan Burklin has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Burklin throws a sloppy head kick and Martinez moves out of range easily.
Martinez blocks a head kick by Burklin.
Burklin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Martinez.
Martinez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Burklin stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Martinez pulls Burklin into guard.
Burklin trying to stand up but can't free himself from Martinez's guard.
Martinez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Burklin on the ground.
Martinez looking to control.
Martinez looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jeff Martinez just wasn't active enough.
Burklin gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burklin decides to pull guard.
Burklin wants to stand but Martinez is controlling the position.
Burklin throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Martinez throws a strike but Burklin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Martinez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Burklin is looking to stand up but Martinez won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez controls Burklin momentarily but Burklin frees himself.
Martinez throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Burklin trying to control but Martinez is working from the bottom.
Burklin being controlled here momentarily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jeff Martinez.
Burklin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burklin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Burklin lands in his opponent's guard.
Burklin stays in close to Martinez's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Burklin dominated that 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.
Burklin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martinez shoots in but Burklin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Burklin gets a takedown into half guard.
Burklin is keen to just control but Martinez is a slippery customer.
Burklin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We've been informed that Burklin has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Burklin tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Burklin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Martinez's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez is doing well to control the position and prevent Burklin from advancing to side control.
Martinez wants to control but Burklin is keeping busy.
Martinez wants to get back to full guard but Burklin has passed into side control.
Ivan Burklin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Burklin creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Martinez sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Burklin lands a decent elbow from side control.
Martinez tries to bench press Burklin off him but Burklin keeps the position.
Burklin wants to stand but Martinez has his arm trapped.
Martinez struggling a bit here.
Burklin trying to control the position but Martinez is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throws Burklin to one side and escapes!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burklin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burklin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Martinez to see if he's OK.
Martinez takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Martinez is trying to control Burklin's posture but Burklin avoids it.
Burklin tries to advance to mount but Martinez denies him.
Sloppy strikes there by Burklin.
Martinez trying to control but Burklin flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Burklin controlling the position well here. Martinez rolled but Burklin kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez is really stuck here.
Burklin avoiding Martinez 's attempts to control his hands.
Good control from Burklin.
Burklin lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Burklin has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Martinez has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
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!
Good control from Burklin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Burklin's arms.
Burklin controls the position.
Martinez is really stuck here.
Burklin gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Burklin is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Burklin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Martinez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Burklin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Burklin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Martinez tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Burklin working for a guillotine from mount but Martinez is in no mood to give up.
Burklin wants to control the pace but Martinez is squirming around nicely.
Burklin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Martinez wants to hold on but Burklin pushes him away.
Burklin lands a big shot there that rocks Martinez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Martinez is rocked!
Burklin controlling from mount.
Oh Martinez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burklin with good strikes from the mount here!
Burklin landing shots from mount.
Martinez wants to control but Burklin is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burklin lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Martinez hang on?
Martinez reaches up to try and control the position but Burklin seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Martinez rolls and tries to escape and now Burklin has his back!
Martinez is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Burklin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Burklin lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Burklin is scoring with a succession of shots from the back. Martinez is covering up - he's had enough and the ref steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Burklin!
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energy
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hype
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