Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 30, 2018

#R1##TD2#
Diaz closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Martinez to the mat! Martinez manages to get full guard.
Diaz looking to pass the guard.
Martinez wants to sweep here but Diaz controlling him for the moment. #SUB#
Diaz throws a sloppy strike and Martinez has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Diaz is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Martinez!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Xavier Martinez!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 27, 2018

#R1#
Martinez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.#TD2#
Miranda feints and as Martinez raises his hands in defense, Miranda changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Martinez wants to sweep but no luck.
Martinez controlling Miranda's posture.
Martinez wants to hit a switch here but Miranda passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Martinez there!
Martinez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miranda throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier. #T1#
Martinez wants to control but Miranda is having none of it.
Miranda misses with a head shot.
Miranda sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Miranda has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Martinez is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Martinez wants to hold on but Miranda pushes him away.
Miranda trying to control but Martinez is having none of it.
Martinez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Miranda on the ground.
Martinez working to try and regain half guard.
Martinez wants to hold on but Miranda pushes him away.#T2##SUB2#
Martinez defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Miranda.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Miranda is working for a guillotine from mount but Martinez frees his head quite easily.
Martinez prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Martinez wants to hold on but Miranda pushes him away.
Martinez tries to reverse the position but Miranda maintains control.#T3#
Miranda punching from mount but Martinez doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Miranda can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Martinez is looking to escape.
Martinez wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Miranda.
Martinez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Miranda tries to control but Martinez wriggling away.
Poor strikes thrown by Miranda there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help! #T4#
Martinez working to try and regain half guard.
Miranda trying to control but Martinez is having none of it.
Martinez tries to lock up and control but Miranda gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Martinez tries to control Miranda's body but Miranda pushes him off. Martinez squirms to his side and now Miranda has his back!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Miranda trying to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paulo Miranda 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.
#R2##TD2#
Miranda throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Martinez tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Miranda is in Martinez's guard.#ES#
Martinez pushes Miranda off and scrambles back to his feet. #CL#
Martinez clinches with his opponent.
Martinez is looking to take this one to the mat.
Miranda is trying to break the clinch but Martinez is controlling him.
Martinez is struggling to control the position.
Miranda gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Martinez.
Miranda is trying to break the clinch but Martinez is controlling him.#T1#
Martinez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Martinez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Miranda smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martinez digs a good body shot into Miranda's ribs.
Miranda has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#TD2#
Miranda shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Martinez napping and manages to drive through into side control!#SUB2#
Miranda looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Martinez is looking to regain half guard here but Miranda keeps moving and retains side control.
Martinez struggling a bit here.#T2#
Martinez is looking for a sweep.
Martinez is not content to let Miranda control the position.
Martinez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Martinez is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Martinez wants to get back to his feet.#T3#
Miranda thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Martinez tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Miranda has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Martinez is desperately trying to improve his position but Miranda has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martinez blocking the ground and pound.
Martinez is squirming around, avoiding Miranda's attempts to control the action.
Martinez tries to hold on but Miranda postures up.#T4#
Martinez is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Miranda has taken his back!
Martinez avoids the strikes from Miranda.
Martinez tries to escape but Miranda has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Martinez trying to control the position but Miranda manages to sink in the hooks.
Miranda struggling to land strikes to the head as Martinez covers up. #SUB2#
Miranda looking for the choke but no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Miranda gets his hands free as Martinez looks to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paulo Miranda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Martinez looks to score with a jab to the body but Miranda is just out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Martinez.
Martinez avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #CL#
Martinez moves into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. #BC2#
Miranda breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No luck for Miranda with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Miranda defends well and Martinez ends up having to push Miranda into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Miranda fails with the takedown.#TD2#
Miranda closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Martinez's guard.#T1#
Martinez with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Miranda can't handle though.
Martinez has a closed guard, preventing Miranda from standing up.
Martinez looking for a sweep. Not yet Martinez, not yet.
Miranda trying to control but Martinez is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Martinez looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Miranda passes into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martinez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Martinez is staying active underneath Miranda, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Martinez misses with some strikes from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Miranda is defended easily by Martinez.
Martinez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Xavier Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulo Miranda.#CL#
Martinez closes the distance and clinches. #T3#
Martinez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miranda avoids it.
Miranda avoiding damage as Martinez throws knees to the body.
Miranda can't break the clinch.
Miranda gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Martinez.
Miranda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martinez's elbow. #BC2#
Miranda breaks from the clinch.
Martinez shoots in but Miranda avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Martinez tries to clinch up.
Martinez looks for a takedown but Miranda sprawls well.#T4#
Miranda is looking to clinch but Martinez is avoiding it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Miranda.
A counter left hand to the body from Martinez misses its target.
Martinez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Despite the aggression on Miranda's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Martinez dodges the punch combination from Miranda.
Miranda shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Miranda needs to keep his hands up - Martinez had a free shot at his head there.
Martinez shoots in but Miranda avoids the takedown attempt easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Paulo Miranda.
I've got Miranda winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Miranda!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 25, 2018

#R1#
Diaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martinez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Diaz steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Martinez.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown but Diaz shows good takedown defense.
Diaz dives in and grabs Martinez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Martinez pushes down on Diaz's head and hops out.
Horrible takedown attempt by Diaz or perhaps it was just good defense by Martinez, which made it look bad.
Diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diaz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Martinez defends it nicely.
Xavier Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trenton Diaz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz slaps away a takedown attempt from Martinez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Diaz tries to clinch up.#T1#
Martinez fails with a takedown attempt.
Diaz scores with a hook to the body. Martinez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Diaz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Martinez is breathing heavily.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch but Martinez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diaz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Martinez has a takedown stuffed.
Diaz lands a jab-cross combination.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Martinez but Martinez pushes him off and we're back to square one.#T2#
Martinez lands a jab to Diaz's midsection.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martinez changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Martinez sprawls well. Martinez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
Martinez fails with the takedown.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but Martinez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the 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!
Martinez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Martinez wants it to stay on the feet.#CL#
Martinez closes the distance and clinches.
Diaz looking to slow down the pace here.#T3#
Martinez has Diaz pressed against the cage, preventing Diaz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Diaz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Diaz tries to break free but Martinez pushes him back against the cage.
Diaz trying to stall but Martinez improves his position. #BC#
Martinez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Martinez drives through and clinches with Diaz against the cage.
Martinez stops a takedown attempt from Diaz. #BC#
Martinez breaks the clinch.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Diaz as he jumps to the side.
Diaz dives in and grabs Martinez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Martinez pushes down on Diaz's head and hops out.
Diaz tries to bum rush Martinez with a series of wild strikes but Martinez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#T4##TD2#
Diaz looking to score a takedown here. Martinez is defending well but Diaz drives through and ends up in Martinez's guard.
Martinez wants to stand up but Diaz is controlling him.
Diaz sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Martinez wants to sweep here but Diaz controlling him for the moment.
Diaz controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Diaz passes Martinez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Martinez is staying active underneath Diaz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Diaz is thwarting Martinez's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trenton Diaz dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Diaz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Xavier Martinez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown but Diaz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.#TD2#
Diaz shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.#SUB2#
Diaz is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Martinez sees it coming and defends easily.
Martinez is trying to control but can't.
Diaz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Martinez wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Diaz.
Martinez is desperately trying to improve his position but Diaz has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diaz trying to control but he's not successful this time. #T1#
Martinez tries to lock up and control but Diaz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Diaz controlling from the full mount. #SUB2#
Diaz working for a submission but Martinez is keeping him at bay.
Diaz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Diaz thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Diaz cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Martinez is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Martinez is squirming around, avoiding Diaz's attempts to control the action. #T2#
Martinez is trying to escape the mount.
Diaz thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Diaz lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Diaz tries to control but Martinez wriggling away.
Diaz misses with a head shot.
Poor strikes thrown by Diaz there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Martinez is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Diaz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Diaz wants to control the pace but Martinez is squirming around nicely. #T3#
Diaz controlling from the full mount.
Diaz throws some wild stikes that Martinez manages to avoid easily.
Diaz thowing shots but they're missing.
Martinez can't escape the position.
Martinez is squirming around, avoiding Diaz's attempts to control the action.
Diaz looking to finish with strikes here!
Martinez avoids a series of strikes thrown by Diaz. #T4#
Diaz raining down hammerfists from mount.
Diaz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Diaz trying to control but Martinez is having none of it.
Martinez blocking the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martinez is looking to improve his position but Diaz isn't that keen on the idea.
Diaz landing strikes from the mount and Martinez is in trouble!
Diaz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trenton Diaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Martinez lands a lovely overhand right.
Trenton Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martinez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #TD2#
Diaz shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Martinez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Diaz scores with a couple of nice shots.
Diaz moves into full mount! Martinez won't be happy about that! #SUB2#
Diaz goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Martinez is on top in guard. #SUB2#
Diaz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Martinez sitting in guard here, content to control.
Martinez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Martinez won't allow Diaz to sweep him here. #SUB2#
Diaz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Martinez defends it easily.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB2#
Diaz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Martinez is aware though and is defending well.
Martinez trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Martinez wants to get up but he can't break Diaz's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Diaz tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T3##SUB2#
Martinez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Diaz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Martinez has managed to get both his arms back between Diaz's legs - danger averted.
Martinez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Diaz is proving hard to escape from.
Martinez throwing strikes from guard but Diaz blocks nicely.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#CL#
Martinez has closed the distance and engaged Diaz in a clinch. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Diaz can't get the takedown.
Diaz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Martinez smiles and moves away.
Martinez has his takedown stuffed
and Martinez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diaz fails in his attempt to clinch. #TD2#
Diaz throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Martinez tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Diaz is in Martinez's guard.
Martinez keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Diaz looking to pass the guard.
Diaz trying to control but Martinez is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Martinez wants to sweep but no luck.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Trenton Diaz.
I've got Diaz winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trenton Diaz!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 23, 2018

#R1#
El Derabani moves out of range as Martinez throws a body kick.
El Derabani let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
El Derabani gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Martinez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
El Derabani misses with a head kick.
El Derabani shoots in for a double leg but Martinez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.#CL2#
Martinez gets tackled into the cage by El Derabani. El Derabani maintains the clinch.
El Derabani fails to pull guard.
Xavier Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Izzedin El Derabani.
Martinez prevents a takedown attempt there.
El Derabani can't get the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Derabani managing to block the knees to the body from Martinez.
El Derabani leaning his opponent against the cage.
Martinez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch. #T1#
El Derabani is trying to pull guard but Martinez has him pressed against the cage.
Martinez is trying to pull guard but El Derabani has him pressed against the cage.#BC2#
El Derabani escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martinez shoots in looking for a takedown but El Derabani manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Martinez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Martinez shoots and misses
and El Derabani counters with a series of strikes. Martinez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Martinez throws a wild body kick that El Derabani sees coming a mile off.#CL#
Martinez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Martinez lands a right hand that snaps the head of El Derabani backwards.
Martinez is trying to stall.
El Derabani jumps guard but Martinez turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Martinez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
El Derabani is trying to pull guard but Martinez has him pressed against the cage.#BC2#
El Derabani breaks from the clinch. #T2#
Martinez throws a head kick that misses
and El Derabani counters with a nice uppercut.
Martinez throws a sloppy head kick and El Derabani moves out of range easily.
Martinez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. El Derabani manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martinez moves in looking to clinch but El Derabani pushes him off.
El Derabani swats away the attempt to clinch by Martinez.
Martinez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from El Derabani.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
El Derabani shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Martinez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Martinez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown but El Derabani shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.#T3#
El Derabani shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Martinez as he avoids it easily.
Martinez throws a leg kick but El Derabani moved away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Martinez or perhaps it was just good defense by El Derabani, which made it look bad.
Martinez fails with an attempt to clinch.
El Derabani misses with a takedown
and Martinez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
El Derabani is trying hard to land a takedown here. Martinez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Martinez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but El Derabani avoids it really well and circles away.
Martinez is breathing heavily.#CL#
Martinez has taken the fight to the clinch. #T4#
El Derabani tries to land knees in the clinch but Martinez avoids the damage to the body. #TD2#
El Derabani successfully pulls guard.
Martinez wants to control from the top but El Derabani keeps moving.
Martinez looking to pass the guard.
Martinez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Martinez trying to control but El Derabani is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Xavier Martinez will probably get the nod.
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.
#R2#
El Derabani defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Martinez.
El Derabani leaves Martinez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
El Derabani tries to clinch up but Martinez circles away and keeps his distance.
Xavier Martinez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martinez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Martinez with that takedown attempt.
El Derabani throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
El Derabani shoots in for a takedown but Martinez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Derabani blocks a low kick nicely.
Martinez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from El Derabani.
El Derabani tries to score a power double leg takedown but Martinez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten El Derabani somewhat.#T1#
Martinez looks to land a body kick but El Derabani moved away.
Martinez throws a head kick but El Derabani moves out of range.
El Derabani is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.#CL#
Martinez has taken the fight to the clinch. #BC2#
El Derabani breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Martinez. No joy for El Derabani on that attempt.
Martinez throws a big counter combination but El Derabani scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.#CL2#
El Derabani has managed to clinch.
Martinez is working for takedown but El Derabani is calmly controlling the position for now.
El Derabani wants to take the fight to the mat but Martinez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.#TD2#
El Derabani jumps into guard, dragging Martinez to the mat.
El Derabani really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Martinez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
El Derabani wants to control but Martinez passes easily into half guard. #T2#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Martinez stalling.
El Derabani flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Martinez stalling.
Martinez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
El Derabani wants to get back to his feet. #T3##SUB#
El Derabani is defending against the submission attempts here by Martinez.
El Derabani wants to control but Martinez is keeping busy.
Martinez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Martinez tries to stand but can't do so whilst El Derabani controls his leg. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Martinez is figuring out what he wants to do next.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Martinez throws a push kick but El Derabani slaps the foot to one side.
Martinez shoots and misses
and El Derabani counters with a three punch combo that has Martinez backing up. Martinez nods at El Derabani to acknowledge the strikes.
El Derabani throws a push kick but Martinez slaps the foot to one side.
El Derabani wants to clinch up but Martinez keeps it at a distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
El Derabani is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martinez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Martinez shoots for a takedown but El Derabani saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Izzedin El Derabani will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Martinez tries to clinch there but El Derabani circles away. #CL2#
El Derabani closes the distance and pushes Martinez back into the cage.
Martinez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. El Derabani just stands there and leans against the cage.#BC2#
El Derabani breaks from the clinch.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch but El Derabani swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Martinez takes a shot right to the bread basket.#CL#
Martinez has managed to clinch.
Martinez tries to pull guard but El Derabani won't allow it. #BC2#
El Derabani escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by El Derabani as Martinez tries to tie him up.
El Derabani is trying to pull guard but Martinez has him pressed against the cage.#T1#
El Derabani is pressed up against the cage. Martinez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag El Derabani down to the mat. El Derabani avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
El Derabani darts in looking for a takedown but Martinez gets double underhooks and turns El Derabani into the cage.
El Derabani shoots in looking for a takedown. Martinez tries to sprawl out of it but El Derabani keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Martinez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch but El Derabani swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And El Derabani tries to counter it with a takedown but Martinez pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Martinez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
El Derabani fails with a takedown attempt.
Martinez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
No luck for Martinez with that takedown attempt. #T2#
El Derabani has a takedown stuffed.
Martinez shoots in for a double leg but El Derabani sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
El Derabani keeps the fight on the outside.
Martinez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Martinez wants it to stay on the feet.
Martinez tries to counter by moving into the clinch but El Derabani manages to circle out of the way.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up but El Derabani swats him away and circles back towards the center.
El Derabani dives in for a single leg takedown but Martinez sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Martinez tries to counter by clinching up but El Derabani breaks away and moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from El Derabani is defended easily by Martinez.
El Derabani shoots in looking for a takedown. Martinez tries to sprawl out of it but El Derabani keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Martinez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #T3#
Martinez tries to clinch but El Derabani is having none of it. #CL#
El Derabani tries to keep at a distance but Martinez has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC2#
El Derabani breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martinez scores with a three punch combo!
El Derabani tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martinez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martinez tries to clinch up but El Derabani circles away and keeps his distance.
El Derabani looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Martinez is fending him off so far but El Derabani persists. Nope, Martinez circles away and we're back to standing.
El Derabani misses with a double jab
and El Derabani takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T4#
Martinez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
El Derabani shoots in for a takedown but Martinez shows good takedown defense.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown but El Derabani shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
El Derabani tries to counter with a clinch but Martinez shakes him off and moves away.
Nice takedown defense from Martinez. No joy for El Derabani on that attempt.
Martinez shoots for a takedown but El Derabani saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Martinez.
El Derabani throws a big counter head kick but Martinez avoids it with no problem.
Martinez fails with the takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head kick misses from Martinez. #CL#
Martinez clinches up against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier Martinez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Martinez 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 David Hoff scores the fight 29:28
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavier Martinez!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 20, 2018

#R1##TD2#
Diaz looking to score a takedown here. Martinez is defending well but Diaz drives through and ends up in Martinez's guard.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Martinez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Martinez looking for a guillotine here but Diaz defends easily.
Diaz seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Martinez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Diaz throwing strikes from guard but Martinez blocks nicely.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Martinez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Martinez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Martinez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Diaz wants to stand but Martinez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Diaz stays in close to Martinez's body and controls the position. #T1#
Diaz stands and throws Martinez's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Diaz is looking to take a break and control but Martinez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB2#
Diaz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Martinez, who protects the arm well.
Diaz postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martinez sneaks back into half guard.
Diaz content to control rather than advance. #T2##SUB#
Martinez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB#
Martinez actively working from the bottom here.#SUB2#
Diaz is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Martinez has managed to free his arm - good work.
Diaz wants to take a breather but Martinez is having none of it.
Martinez is trying to maintain the position but Diaz is very close to passing his half guard.
Diaz controlling the pace. #T3#
Diaz is keen to just control but Martinez is a slippery customer.
Martinez keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Well, if Diaz is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.#SUB2#
Diaz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Martinez defends it well.
Martinez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Diaz.
Diaz is keen to just control but Martinez is a slippery customer.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Diaz. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Martinez is defended easily by Diaz.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.#CL#
Diaz tries to keep at a distance but Martinez has taken the fight into the clinch.#TD#
Martinez pulls guard effortlessly.
Diaz slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Diaz won't allow Martinez to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Martinez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz wants to stand and escape but instead Martinez has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR#
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Trenton Diaz will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Martinez keeps the fight on the outside.
Diaz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Martinez avoids it really well and circles away.
Martinez scores with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Martinez shoots in looking for a takedown. Diaz tries to sprawl out of it but Martinez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Diaz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #T1#
Diaz darts in trying to clinch
letting Martinez counter with a right hand. #CL#
Martinez closes the distance and clinches.
Diaz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Martinez prevents it.
Xavier Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trenton Diaz.
Diaz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Martinez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Martinez slaps away a takedown attempt from Diaz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Diaz fails to land the takedown.
Martinez fails with a takedown attempt.#T2#
No luck for Diaz with that takedown attempt.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martinez circles away quickly and effectively.#CL#
Martinez has managed to clinch. #BC#
Martinez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL#
Martinez takes the fight into the clinch. #BC#
Martinez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Xavier Martinez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL#
Martinez clinches.
Diaz is trying to pull guard but Martinez has him pressed against the cage.
Martinez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Diaz prevents it.
Diaz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T3#
Martinez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Martinez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters. #BC#
Martinez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Martinez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Diaz pinned against the cage. Diaz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A head kick misses from Martinez.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses.
Martinez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Martinez wants it to stay on the feet.#T4#
Nice body punch from Martinez. #TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Martinez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz throws a few strikes from the bottom but Martinez takes advantage and mounts!
Martinez throws some wild stikes that Diaz manages to avoid easily.
Martinez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xavier Martinez dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Martinez shoots in for a takedown but Diaz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Diaz moves out of range of the body kick.
Diaz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Martinez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Diaz somewhat.#CL#
Diaz gets tackled into the cage by Martinez. Martinez maintains the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz tries to circle away but Martinez has him pinned against the cage.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Martinez is controlling him.#TD2#
Diaz manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. #SUB2#
Martinez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Diaz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Martinez has managed to get both his arms back between Diaz's legs - danger averted.
Martinez trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom. #T1#
Martinez is looking to stand up but Diaz won't let him. #SUB2#
Diaz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Martinez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Martinez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?
Diaz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Martinez pushing down on Diaz's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Martinez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #SUB2#
Diaz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#SUB#
Martinez is looking for a kimura here.
Martinez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Diaz throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Martinez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #T3#
Diaz is not content to let Martinez control the position.
Diaz missing with punches from the bottom. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#CL#
Martinez pushes Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
Martinez is working for takedown but Diaz is calmly controlling the position for now.
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Martinez.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#TD#
Martinez manages to pull guard.
Diaz trying to control but Martinez is working from the bottom.
Martinez is controlling Diaz's posture.
Diaz throws a big elbow that misses. #T4#
Diaz pushing down on Martinez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Xavier Martinez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Martinez flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Diaz wants to free his trapped foot but Martinez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Martinez is staying active underneath Diaz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Diaz not doing much here.
Martinez is refusing to be controlled, as Diaz sits in half guard.
Martinez tries to get to full guard but Diaz has control of the leg.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diaz wants to take a breather but Martinez is having none of it.
Martinez tries to get to full guard but Diaz has control of the leg.

And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier Martinez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Martinez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 David Hoff scores the fight 30:28
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 28:28
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Xavier Martinez!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 18, 2018

#R1#
Slobodyanyuk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Martinez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martinez tries to counter with a takedown but Slobodyanyuk is quick to defend against it.
Martinez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Slobodyanyuk's waist but Slobodyanyuk gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Martinez off to one side.
Martinez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Slobodyanyuk sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. #TD2#
Slobodyanyuk decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Martinez scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Slobodyanyuk manages to mount him!
Martinez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Martinez is squirming around, avoiding Slobodyanyuk's attempts to control the action.
Slobodyanyuk prevents Martinez from getting the reversal.
Martinez flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Slobodyanyuk controlling his opponent.
Slobodyanyuk tries to control but Martinez wriggling away.
Slobodyanyuk is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#T1#
Martinez tries to hold on but Slobodyanyuk postures up.
Martinez wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Slobodyanyuk controlling from the full mount. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Martinez avoids a series of strikes thrown by Slobodyanyuk.
Slobodyanyuk throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Martinez because Slobodyanyuk loaded up on that one.
Slobodyanyuk controlling his opponent.
Slobodyanyuk trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slobodyanyuk looking to control and managing it successfully.
Slobodyanyuk misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym. #T3#
Slobodyanyuk tries to control but Martinez wriggling away.
Slobodyanyuk throws some wild stikes that Martinez manages to avoid easily.
Martinez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Slobodyanyuk thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Slobodyanyuk sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #SUB2#
Slobodyanyuk working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet. #T4#
Martinez tries to hold on but Slobodyanyuk pushes him away.
Slobodyanyuk trying to control but Martinez is having none of it.
Slobodyanyuk tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Martinez is squirming around, avoiding Slobodyanyuk's attempts to control the action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Martinez holds on, trying desperately to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Slobodyanyuk dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Slobodyanyuk walks into a left hand.
Martinez goes for a double leg but Slobodyanyuk avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Slobodyanyuk continues to drive forward.
Martinez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.#CL#
Martinez rushes Slobodyanyuk and presses him up against the cage.
Slobodyanyuk tries to break free but Martinez pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Martinez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalling in the clinch from Martinez.
Slobodyanyuk goes for a takedown attempt but Martinez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Martinez is looking to clinch.
Martinez tries for a takedown but Slobodyanyuk sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slobodyanyuk throws a wild body kick that Martinez sees coming a mile off.#T1#
Slobodyanyuk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martinez moves away.#CL#
Martinez closes the distance and clinches.
Slobodyanyuk is trying to force a seperation but Martinez has the dominant position.
Slobodyanyuk tries to break the clinch but Martinez is controlling the position. #BC#
Martinez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martinez shoots in looking for a takedown but Slobodyanyuk manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Martinez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Slobodyanyuk moves out of range as Martinez strikes.#TD2#
Martinez gets caught flat footed, as Slobodyanyuk shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Slobodyanyuk not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Slobodyanyuk stands and throws Martinez's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Slobodyanyuk tries to advance to mount but Martinez denies him. #T2#
Slobodyanyuk has control of an arm but Martinez manages to advance to Slobodyanyuk's back!
Martinez misses with an elbow to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez is hanging on to Slobodyanyuk's back as he tries to escape.
Martinez somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Slobodyanyuk wants to escape the position.
Will Martinez go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Slobodyanyuk is trying to break free. #T3#
Slobodyanyuk rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Slobodyanyuk trying to control but Martinez postures up. #SUB#
Martinez is trying to work for a kimura but Slobodyanyuk is defending well.
Martinez blocks the strikes from Slobodyanyuk.
Slobodyanyuk wants to get back to his feet.
Roman Slobodyanyuk has got the better of the ground game so far.
Slobodyanyuk is trying to control but can't. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Martinez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Slobodyanyuk holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Slobodyanyuk throws a head kick but Martinez moves out of range.
Martinez lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Slobodyanyuk looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Martinez is fending him off so far but Slobodyanyuk persists. Nope, Martinez circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Martinez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xavier Martinez dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Martinez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Slobodyanyuk circles away.
Martinez tries to clinch but Slobodyanyuk moves out of range. #TD#
Martinez closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Slobodyanyuk's guard.
Slobodyanyuk doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom. #SUB2#
Slobodyanyuk working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Martinez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Martinez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Martinez wants to control from the top but Slobodyanyuk keeps moving.
Slobodyanyuk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Slobodyanyuk is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Martinez is aware though and is defending well.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Slobodyanyuk is on top in guard. #REVB#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Martinez keeping moving, preventing Slobodyanyuk from controlling successfully.
Slobodyanyuk slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Martinez throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Slobodyanyuk working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Slobodyanyuk trying to control the position from guard on top but Martinez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slobodyanyuk might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Martinez haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Slobodyanyuk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Slobodyanyuk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Martinez moves into range and connects with a jab. #TD2#
Slobodyanyuk shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Martinez punching from the bottom. #T3#
Martinez manages to get to full guard.
Slobodyanyuk postures up.
Martinez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Martinez has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Slobodyanyuk has passed into side control.
Slobodyanyuk advances to full mount. #T4#
Slobodyanyuk misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Martinez blocking the ground and pound.
Slobodyanyuk sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Martinez working to try and regain half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martinez tries to hold on but Slobodyanyuk postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Slobodyanyuk looking to control but Martinez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Slobodyanyuk throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Martinez because Slobodyanyuk loaded up on that one.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roman Slobodyanyuk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Slobodyanyuk has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roman Slobodyanyuk!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 16, 2018

#R1#
Anderson stuffs the takedown.
Despite the aggression on Anderson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Martinez throws a wild body kick that Anderson sees coming a mile off.
No luck for Anderson with that takedown attempt.
Anderson throws a body punch but Martinez moves out of range.
Martinez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Anderson swivels and escapes.
Anderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Martinez. #TD2#
Anderson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Martinez is trying to defend but Anderson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Martinez tries to kick Anderson off in order to stand up. Anderson Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez tries to escape but Anderson is in control.
Anderson throws an elbow but Martinez slips to the side and avoids it well.
Anderson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Anderson working the body and head with strikes. #T1#
Martinez is not content to let Anderson control the position.
Martinez defending against the ground and pound.
Anderson controls the position.
Martinez is trying to control Anderson's posture but Anderson avoids it.
Anderson cracks Martinez with a big right hand but Martinez just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
You can see the frustration on Martinez's face as Anderson controls the position.
Let's hope that Anderson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Martinez tries to buck Anderson off but Anderson is having none of it.
Anderson tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
You can see the frustration on Martinez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Martinez is letting Anderson control him for a moment. #T3#
Anderson is working Martinez over with some ground and pound from side control.
Martinez wants to control but Anderson postures up.
Anderson is looking to take a break and control but Martinez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Anderson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez seems a little lost for a moment, as Anderson dominates the positioning.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Anderson wants to stand but Martinez is controlling his arm.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Anderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Martinez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Martinez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Martinez is looking to clinch.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martinez misses with a takedown attempt - Anderson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Martinez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Anderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martinez keeps the fight on the outside.
Anderson is looking to clinch.
Martinez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anderson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Martinez defends it nicely.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martinez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Anderson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Anderson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Martinez circles away.
Martinez lands a nice shot to the body.
Martinez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Martinez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air. #TD2#
Anderson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Anderson is looking to stand up but Martinez won't let him.
Anderson content to stall in guard here.
Anderson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Martinez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez trying to keep a closed guard but Anderson is proving a slippery customer.
Martinez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anderson. #T1#
Anderson working some strikes from top position.
Anderson tries to stand but Martinez is controlling from the bottom.
Anderson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martinez was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
Martinez is looking to counter the offense by Anderson and move into the clinch.#TD2#
Anderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Martinez wants to get back to his feet but Anderson passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2##REVR#
Martinez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Martinez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Anderson controlling the action here.
Anderson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Anderson 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.
Charles Anderson has got the better of the ground game so far.#T3#
Anderson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Anderson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Martinez is looking for a sweep. Anderson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB2#
Anderson wants to work for an arm triangle but Martinez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Martinez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Anderson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Anderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T4#
Anderson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Anderson trying to control from half guard but Martinez is working away.
Anderson wants to stand but Martinez has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anderson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Martinez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #TD2#
Anderson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Martinez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Martinez is working hard here to advance position.#SUB2#
Anderson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Martinez! #T1#
Martinez holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Anderson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Anderson tries to control but Martinez wriggling away. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB2#
Anderson looking to secure an arm triangle but Martinez defends it well.
Anderson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here. #SUB2#
Anderson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Martinez to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Martinez shrugs it off.
A nice elbow there by Anderson.
Martinez wants to hold on but Anderson pushes him away.
Anderson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#T3##SUB2#
Anderson working for a submission but Martinez is keeping him at bay.
Anderson looking to finish Martinez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Martinez!
Martinez wants to hold on but Anderson pushes him away.
Martinez is trying to reverse the position but instead Anderson has taken his back - oops!
Martinez trying to control the hands but Anderson breaks the grip. #SUB2#
Martinez is trying to roll into a better position but Anderson has get a rear naked choke and Martinez is forced to tap out! This one is allllll over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Charles Anderson!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 14, 2018

#R1#
Martinez shoots and misses #TD2#
and Slobodyanyuk counters with a shoot takedown. Martinez fights it but they end up in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Martinez wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Slobodyanyuk is now in half guard.
Martinez tries to get to full guard but Slobodyanyuk has control of the leg.
Martinez is breathing heavily.
Slobodyanyuk lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Slobodyanyuk sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slobodyanyuk missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #T1##SUB2#
Slobodyanyuk is looking for a kimura here.
Slobodyanyuk is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Martinez!
Slobodyanyuk content just to control the position here.
Martinez wants to try and get back to his feet.
Slobodyanyuk takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slobodyanyuk throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier. #T2#
Slobodyanyuk punching from mount but Martinez doing a good job of avoiding damage. #SUB2#
Slobodyanyuk with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Slobodyanyuk thowing shots but they're missing.
Slobodyanyuk trying to control but Martinez is having none of it.
Slobodyanyuk misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Slobodyanyuk looking to control but Martinez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #T3#
Martinez blocking the ground and pound.
Slobodyanyuk throws some wild stikes that Martinez manages to avoid easily.
Slobodyanyuk looking to finish with strikes here!
Slobodyanyuk takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poor strikes thrown by Slobodyanyuk there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Slobodyanyuk content just to control the position here.
Slobodyanyuk has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T4#
Slobodyanyuk throwing strikes here but Martinez is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Slobodyanyuk throws some wild stikes that Martinez manages to avoid easily. #SUB2#
Slobodyanyuk working for a submission but Martinez is keeping him at bay.
Slobodyanyuk is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Slobodyanyuk throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.#SUB2#
Slobodyanyuk working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Slobodyanyuk takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Slobodyanyuk can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Martinez is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Slobodyanyuk dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2##TD2#
Slobodyanyuk closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Martinez quickly recovers to half guard.
Slobodyanyuk seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Martinez is not content to let Slobodyanyuk control the position.
Slobodyanyuk moves into full mount! Martinez won't be happy about that!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slobodyanyuk looking to control but Martinez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #T1#
Slobodyanyuk thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martinez avoids a series of strikes thrown by Slobodyanyuk.
Martinez wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Slobodyanyuk.
Martinez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Slobodyanyuk sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Slobodyanyuk throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Martinez because Slobodyanyuk loaded up on that one.
Slobodyanyuk tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Slobodyanyuk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Slobodyanyuk thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch! #T2#
Slobodyanyuk sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Slobodyanyuk can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Martinez is looking to escape.
Slobodyanyuk controlling the pace for now.
Martinez is squirming around, avoiding Slobodyanyuk's attempts to control the action. #T3#
Slobodyanyuk sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Slobodyanyuk sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Slobodyanyuk unloads with some shots from mount but Martinez bucks and avoids them well.
Slobodyanyuk sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Slobodyanyuk misses with a head shot.
Slobodyanyuk wants to control the pace but Martinez is squirming around nicely.
Slobodyanyuk misses with a head shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Slobodyanyuk trying to control but Martinez is having none of it.
Slobodyanyuk throws some wild stikes that Martinez manages to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Slobodyanyuk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3##TD2#
Slobodyanyuk closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Martinez pushes Slobodyanyuk off but Slobodyanyuk dives into side control.
Martinez gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Slobodyanyuk tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Slobodyanyuk throwing strikes here but Martinez is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slobodyanyuk throwing strikes here but Martinez is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage. #T1#
Martinez is squirming around, avoiding Slobodyanyuk's attempts to control the action.
Slobodyanyuk controlling the position easily from mount.
Slobodyanyuk thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Slobodyanyuk tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Slobodyanyuk is continuing to stall.
Martinez avoids a series of strikes thrown by Slobodyanyuk. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Slobodyanyuk looking to ground and pound but Martinez is blocking nicely.
Slobodyanyuk controlling from the full mount.
Martinez blocking the ground and pound.
Slobodyanyuk has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Martinez's face.
Slobodyanyuk throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Martinez because Slobodyanyuk loaded up on that one.
Slobodyanyuk controlling the position easily from mount.
Slobodyanyuk throwing shots from mount but they're not landing. #T3#
Slobodyanyuk content just to control the position here.
Martinez is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Slobodyanyuk controlling from the full mount.
Martinez is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Martinez is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Slobodyanyuk thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Slobodyanyuk wants to control the pace but Martinez is squirming around nicely. #T4#
Slobodyanyuk takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Slobodyanyuk trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Slobodyanyuk throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roman Slobodyanyuk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Slobodyanyuk has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 26:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 26:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roman Slobodyanyuk!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 11, 2018

#R1##CL#
Smith rushes Martinez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Martinez throws an elbow but it misses.
Martinez jumps guard but Smith stands there with Martinez around his waist. Martinez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch. #TD2#
Martinez gets control of Smith's arms and successfully pulls guard. Martinez will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith controls from within his opponent's guard.
Martinez working a defensive guard here.
Martinez wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Smith has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Smith passes Martinez's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #T1#
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Smith in particular looking to stall.
Martinez trying to control but Smith postures up.
Still in half guard, Smith seems content to control.
Martinez wants to control but Smith is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD#
Smith closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Martinez wants to control but Smith postures up.#SU#
Smith decides to stand back up. Smith steps back and let's Martinez get back to his feet.
Martinez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Smith circles away.
Martinez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Alexander Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier Martinez.
Martinez shoots in looking for a takedown. Smith tries to sprawl out of it but Martinez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Smith manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Martinez just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSmith.
Martinez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.#T3#
Smith pushes Martinez away with a front kick.
Martinez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Smith sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Smith appears to be looking for a big counter.
Martinez looks winded!
Smith works the jab nicely.
Smith defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Martinez.
Martinez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Smith throws a head kick that misses. #TD#
Smith looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Smith is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Smith is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #T4##SUB#
Smith seems to be looking for submissions.
Martinez is looking for a sweep. Smith is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Smith trying to pass the guard but Martinez defending well.
Nice strikes from Smith there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SU#
Smith stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Martinez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown #CL#
and Smith holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Smith dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2##TD#
Smith scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Smith lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. #SUB#
Smith wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Martinez, who protects the arm well.
Martinez prevents Smith from moving into mount.
Smith scores with punches from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez is not content to let Smith control the position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.#T1#
Martinez is looking to reverse the position.#SU#
Smith decides to stand back up. #TD#
Smith shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Martinez manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Martinez keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Martinez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Smith trying to control but Martinez is working from the bottom.
Smith content to stall in guard here. #T2#
Martinez is trying to keep Smith in close.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smith slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#TD#
Smith looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Smith would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #T3#
Smith passes Martinez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Martinez is refusing to be controlled, as Smith sits in half guard.
Martinez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Smith's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Smith's back!
Smith trying to control the position but Martinez manages to sink in the hooks.
A lull in the action here. #SUB2#
Martinez has got his arm under Smith's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Smith has spun round into Martinez's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Martinez is breathing heavily.#T4##SUB2#
Martinez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Martinez is keeping the position for now.
Smith chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martinez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Martinez is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Smith dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3##TD#
Smith shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Smith wants to free his trapped foot but Martinez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Smith controlling the action here.
Martinez wants to improve his position but Smith is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith is controlling the pace. #T1#
Martinez is in trouble now - Smith has advanced to mount!
Smith lands a nice shot to the head.
Smith looking to control and managing it successfully.
Martinez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Smith controlling the position easily from mount. #T2#
Smith with shots to the head and body - Martinez looks very uncomfortable down there.
Smith with a couple of short strikes.
Smith lands a heavy elbow.
Smith in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Martinez is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Smith lands a big elbow.
Smith pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #T3#
Martinez tries to lock up and control but Smith gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Smith wants to take his opponent's back but Martinez doesn't allow it.
Smith controlling his opponent. #SUB#
Smith looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Smith landing strikes from the mount.#T4#
Smith controlling his opponent.
Alexander Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smith with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martinez is looking to get to half guard.
Xavier Martinez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexander Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Martinez swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smith has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 30:26
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Smith!

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