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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oberyn Martell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wolfram Stelzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Stelzer's choice of entrance music: Satyricon - K.I.N.G.. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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183 lbs
21 - 19 - 0 |
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168 lbs
14 - 12 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick |
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World class boxer
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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
21 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oberyn Martell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Wolfram Stelzer!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stelzer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Stelzer misses with a hook.
Stelzer lands with a straight right. Martell didn't see that one coming.
Martell lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Stelzer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Martell throws out the jab.
Stelzer scores with the left hand. Martell knows he should have avoided that one.
Stelzer takes one on the button.
Martell misses with a looping left.
Martell closes the distance and pushes Stelzer back into the cage.
Stelzer avoiding damage as Martell throws knees to the body.
Martell lands a knee to the body.
Martell is working Stelzer over against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martell misses with a punch on the inside.
Stelzer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Martell struggles to land a body shot inside as Stelzer controls his hands.
Martell connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Wolfram Stelzer has been cut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Martell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stelzer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Martell throws an elbow but misses.
Stelzer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martell's elbow.
Stelzer is looking to take this one to the mat.
Martell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Martell leaning against his opponent.
Martell takes a shot to the head.
Stelzer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Martell tries to throw a body punch but Stelzer avoids it by throwing Martell back against the cage.
Stelzer dodges an elbow strike from Martell.
Martell misses with an elbow strike.
Martell misses with a punch on the inside.
Martell misses with the head strike.
Martell throws an elbow that misses.
Martell missing with knees to the body.
Martell is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stelzer can't find room to land a body shot as Martell controls the action.
Stelzer struggles to land a body shot inside as Martell controls his hands.
Martell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martell.
Martell missing with knees to the body.
Martell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stelzer tries to work over Martell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stelzer drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stelzer blocks an uppercut.
Martell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice jab there from Stelzer.
Oberyn Martell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick from Martell misses.
Stelzer looks to throw the jab but Martell is out of range.
Martell drives through and clinches with Stelzer against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stelzer is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Martell can't fight it off and eventually Stelzer manages to take the fight to the floor. Martell looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Stelzer content to stall in guard here.
Martell looking for a sweep. Not yet Martell, not yet.
Stelzer throws a big elbow that misses.
Martell is controlling Stelzer's posture.
Stelzer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Martell is keeping the position for now.
Martell manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stelzer manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stelzer trying to control the position.
Stelzer looking for a guillotine here but Martell defends easily.
Stelzer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stelzer keeping moving, preventing Martell from controlling successfully.
Martell stays in close to Stelzer's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oberyn Martell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wolfram Stelzer's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Stelzer with a jab.
Martell closes the distance and pushes Stelzer back into the cage.
Stelzer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Stelzer is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Martell gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Stelzer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Martell missing with knees to the body.
Martell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stelzer.
Martell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stelzer moves out of range of the strikes.
Martell looks for the body kick but Stelzer saw that one coming.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stelzer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stelzer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wolfram Stelzer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab, jab by Martell - just one landing.
Sloppy strikes from Martell. Those never looked like landing.
Stelzer tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Stelzer sizes up Martell with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stelzer throws the left hand but Martell avoids the punch easily.
Martell throws out a loose jab but Stelzer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martell on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stelzer throws a lazy right hand but Martell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stelzer might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Martell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Martell scores with a hook.
Martell moves into the clinch successfully.
Martell breaks the clinch.
Martell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stelzer's calf.
Stelzer throws a hook but Martell blocks it.
Oberyn Martell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A big right from Stelzer misses.
Martell fires out a quick counter leg kick but Stelzer just manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Martell misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stelzer scores with a hook.
Martell staying out of range there.
Stelzer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martell cracks Stelzer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Martell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stelzer throws out the jab.
Martell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stelzer.
Stelzer lands a lovely overhand right.
Martell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stelzer.
Martell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Martell on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Martell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stelzer was well out of range. Poor timing from Martell.
Stelzer looks to score with a jab to the body but Martell is just out of range.
Martell throws a hook to the side of Stelzer's head but Stelzer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stelzer scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Stelzer is looking to take a break and control but Martell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Stelzer are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stelzer is trying to ground and pound but Martell uses the momentary lack of control by Stelzer to regain half guard.
Martell is not content to let Stelzer control the position.
Stelzer passes the guard and advances to mount!
Stelzer lands a heavy elbow.
Stelzer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stelzer landing strikes from the mount and Martell is in trouble!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stelzer is landing with some decent strikes but Martell is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stelzer working Martell over with strikes here.
Stelzer misses with a head shot.
Stelzer controlling from mount.
My spies in LOD - Phoenix Mixed Martial Arts inform me that Stelzer has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Stelzer thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Martell holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Stelzer tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stelzer wants to control but Martell has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Martell is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Stelzer scores with a couple of nice shots.
Stelzer slips a nice elbow through Martell's hands, connecting with Martell's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wolfram Stelzer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Wolfram Stelzer's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Stelzer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Stelzer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Martell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Martell throws a looping overhand right but Stelzer ducks down to avoid it.
Stelzer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Martell takes the fight into the clinch.
Martell has a couple of punches blocked by Stelzer.
Martell swings wildly with an uppercut but Stelzer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martell blocks a body shot from Stelzer.
Martell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stelzer blocks it with crossed arms.
Oberyn Martell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martell throws a head punch that misses.
Martell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martell prevents a body shot from Stelzer.
Martell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stelzer's elbow.
Martell misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Martell.
Martell blocks a body shot from Stelzer.
Martell has had enough of the clinch but Stelzer keeps him there for the moment.
Martell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stelzer backwards.
Martell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stelzer.
Stelzer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stelzer is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Martell lands an elbow inside that Stelzer shrugs off.
Stelzer prevents a body shot from Martell.
Stelzer lands a left hand.
Martell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Martell pushes Stelzer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Martell breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stelzer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Martell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stelzer's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Martell. Stelzer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice shot lands for Stelzer.
Martell moves into range and clinches up with Stelzer.
Stelzer avoids a wild elbow strike from Martell.
Martell misses with some punches.
Martell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martell misses with the head strike.
Martell misses with a body punch.
Stelzer blocks an elbow strike.
Stelzer blocking some punches.
Nice elbow from Martell.
Martell misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stelzer avoids a wild elbow strike from Martell.
Martell tries to land knees in the clinch but Stelzer avoids the damage to the body.
Stelzer lands a nice shot to the body.
Martell trying to land knees to the body.
Martell blocks a body shot from Stelzer.
Martell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stelzer is defending well for now.
Nice elbow from Martell.
Martell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martell lands a shoulder strike.
Stelzer blocks a body shot from Martell.
Stelzer wants to take the fight to the mat but Martell manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stelzer wants a takedown but no success here.
Oberyn Martell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wolfram Stelzer.
Martell misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Stelzer.
Martell is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Martell is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Martell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stelzer blocks a body shot from Martell.
Nice body punch from Stelzer - that landed with a thud.
Martell tries to throw a body punch but Stelzer avoids it by throwing Martell back against the cage.
Martell tries a body shot but Stelzer blocks it.
Stelzer drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Martell gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Stelzer takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oberyn Martell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Martell 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oberyn Martell!
Oberyn Martell gave a mention to GREEN!160 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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hype
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