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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Guerro Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny McLager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guerro Martinez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful |
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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
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Guerro Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sonny McLager!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martinez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McLager manages to avoid it.
McLager tries to clinch but Martinez is having none of it.
Martinez darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
McLager is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Martinez not doing much here.
Martinez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McLager flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Martinez trying to control the action but McLager is working from the bottom.
Martinez slows the pace down in half guard.
McLager throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Martinez controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down McLager for as long as he can get away with.
McLager gets back to full guard.
McLager trying to keep a closed guard but Martinez is proving a slippery customer.
Martinez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McLager's head.
McLager wants to get back to his feet but Martinez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Martinez tries to free his leg and advance position but McLager is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Martinez stopping the sweep attempt from McLager.
Martinez pushes down on McLager's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
McLager tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
McLager is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Martinez wants to lay and pray for a moment but McLager keeps working.
Martinez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
McLager is staying active underneath Martinez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
McLager is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
McLager is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Martinez connects with a body shot.
McLager looks gassed!
McLager tries for a takedown but Martinez circles away easily
and Martinez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Martinez lands a right hook to the body.
McLager shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Martinez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Martinez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
McLager throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Martinez stands and steps away. McLager gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
McLager gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Martinez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Martinez preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McLager is on top in guard.
Martinez wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guerro Martinez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McLager lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
McLager uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martinez.
Martinez throws a body punch but McLager moves out of range.
Martinez dips to his left and cracks McLager with an uppercut!
McLager misses with a takedown
and Martinez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Martinez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Martinez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Martinez wants to free his trapped foot but McLager is holding on for dear life with his legs.
McLager works his way to full guard. Good work.
Martinez throwing strikes but missing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martinez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez won't allow McLager to sweep him here.
Martinez trying to control but McLager is working from the bottom.
McLager bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Martinez's guard.
McLager stopping the sweep attempt from Martinez.
Guerro Martinez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McLager throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McLager loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McLager stopping the sweep attempt from Martinez.
McLager is looking to work some ground and pound but Martinez has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Martinez trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Martinez tries to strike from the bottom.
Martinez trying to keep a closed guard but McLager is proving a slippery customer.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
McLager wants to slow Martinez down by chopping away at his legs.
McLager avoids the body shot from Martinez.
McLager misses with a takedown
and Martinez counters with a single leg into guard. McLager didn't expect that.
McLager looking for a guillotine here but Martinez defends easily.
Martinez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLager utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McLager looking for a sweep. Not yet McLager, not yet.
McLager is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Martinez stopping the sweep attempt from McLager.
McLager keeping full guard, as Martinez tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Martinez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
McLager tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
McLager misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Guerro Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sonny McLager.
Martinez thows a body shot but no joy.
Guerro Martinez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McLager uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martinez.
McLager misses with a takedown
and Martinez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Martinez.
Martinez pushing down on McLager's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
McLager trying to control from the bottom.
McLager wants to get back to full guard.
McLager wants to control but Martinez passes into side.
Martinez scoring with punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guerro Martinez dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
McLager scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Martinez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McLager was well out of range. Poor timing from Martinez.
Martinez stalks McLager and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McLager's face. McLager staggers backwards, shaken.
McLager misses with a takedown attempt
and Martinez counters with a single leg into guard. McLager didn't expect that.
McLager controls Martinez momentarily but Martinez frees himself.
Martinez won't allow McLager to sweep him here.
McLager wants to control the position but Martinez says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Martinez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
McLager trying to control here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martinez moves into full mount! McLager won't be happy about that!
McLager is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez landing strikes from the mount and McLager is in trouble!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Martinez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
McLager wants to control but Martinez is having none of it.
Martinez controlling his opponent.
McLager manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Martinez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
McLager moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Martinez wants to pass the guard but McLager is keeping the position.
McLager looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McLager controls Martinez momentarily but Martinez frees himself.
McLager trying to strike off his back.
Martinez landing with the ground and pound.
Martinez is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLager throwing short punches from the bottom.
McLager wants to stand up but Martinez is controlling him.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
McLager misses with a takedown
and Martinez counters with a right hand to the body.
Martinez sizes up McLager with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McLager doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Martinez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Martinez.
Guerro Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sonny McLager.
Martinez won't allow McLager to sweep him here.
Martinez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
McLager wants to get back to his feet but Martinez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Martinez decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLager feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Martinez's calf.
Martinez scores with a crisp jab that stopped McLager in his tracks.
Martinez misses with a leg kick.
Martinez scores with a three punch combo!
Martinez checks a leg kick.
McLager has his takedown stuffed
and Martinez counters with a left to the body.
McLager looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Martinez is fending him off so far but McLager persists. Nope, Martinez circles away and we're back to standing.
McLager closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McLager with a poor takedown
and Martinez counters with a left to the body.
Martinez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McLager doesn't seem bothered though.
McLager shoots and misses
and Martinez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in McLager's guard now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McLager keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
Sonny McLager has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guerro Martinez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McLager throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Guerro 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guerro Martinez!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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