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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eino Martini (ranked 4475 p4p, 5451 weight class) and Bobbie Yorke (ranked 370 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobbie Yorke is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eino Martini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobbie Yorke!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Yorke misses the target.
Yorke throws out a loose jab but Martini uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Yorke looks to move away, Martini throws a big counter combo but Yorke just gets out of the way.
Martini throws a big shot that misses.
Yorke lands an overhand right.
Yorke throws a jab but it's blocked by Martini.
Martini drops Yorke with a beautiful combination! Yorke stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Martini is looking for the KO!
It looks like Bobbie Yorke has been cut.
Yorke tries to clinch up but Martini circles away and keeps his distance.
Martini seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martini looks to land a combination. Yorke sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Yorke moves away from the strike by Martini.
Yorke with a lazy takedown attempt
and Martini counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yorke is rocked!
Yorke shoots for a double leg takedown but Martini sprawls well. He's pushed Yorke's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Martini seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yorke goes for a double leg but Martini avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Martini continues to drive forward.
Martini is looking for a counter combo.
Eino Martini has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobbie Yorke.
Yorke stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yorke shoots in but no luck this time.
Martini avoids the body shot from Yorke.
Martini throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yorke.
Bobbie Yorke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martini looks to land a combination. Yorke sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Yorke dodges the punch combination from Martini.
Yorke tries to clinch up but Martini circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yorke will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Martini went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Yorke shoots in looking for a takedown. Martini tries to sprawl out of it but Yorke keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Martini manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Martini misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yorke shoots in looking for a takedown but Martini manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Yorke's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Yorke misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Martini counters with a two punch combo.
That has opened up Bobbie Yorke's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yorke scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yorke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yorke slips a jab and a cross from Martini.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yorke tries to close the distance and clinch but Martini swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Martini throws a series of punches but Yorke moves out of range.
Yorke throws a body shot but no joy.
Yorke fails with the takedown.
Martini went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Martini looks to land a combination but Yorke avoids it well.
Martini swinging wildly here.
Yorke dodges the punch combination from Martini.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martini misses with a few strikes there.
Yorke scores with a punch to the head.
Yorke shoots in and drives through. Martini sprawls well.
Nice shot lands for Yorke.
Yorke throws an off balance right hand
and Martini cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yorke looks to land a left hand but Martini moved out of range nicely.
Yorke thuds a left hand into Martini's body.
Yorke has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Martini. Those never looked like landing.
Yorke looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Martini is fending him off so far but Yorke persists. Nope, Martini circles away and we're back to standing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eino Martini dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobbie Yorke's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Martini throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yorke counters by moving into the clinch.
Martini gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Yorke is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Martini is aware though and is defending well.
Yorke is looking for a triangle but Martini pushes his legs off easily.
Martini stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Martini punishes Yorke's body with a nice straight punch.
Yorke throws a jab when Martini was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yorke looks to land a left hand but Martini moved out of range nicely.
A combination from Martini does no damage.
Martini uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yorke.
Yorke just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martini moves away from the strike by Yorke.
Martini is looking for a counter combo.
Martini misses with a wild combination.
Yorke misses with a straight left.
Yorke shoots for a takedown but Martini saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Yorke misses with a left hand
and Martini counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A nice combination there by Martini.
Yorke lands an overhand right.
Yorke missing with a left hand there. Martini was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Martini was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yorke changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yorke shoots in for a takedown but Martini shows good takedown defense.
Yorke tries to clinch there but Martini circles away.
Martini stuffs the takedown.
Martini was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Eino Martini has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobbie Yorke.
Yorke is looking to clinch but Martini is avoiding it.
Yorke throws out a loose jab but Martini uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yorke throws a looping overhand right but Martini ducks down to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martini ducks under a wild hook from Yorke.
Martini throwing a counter right hand but Yorke manages to avoid it.
Yorke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Martini sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Martini was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martini looks to land a combination but Yorke avoids it well.
Martini shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Yorke eats them both and turns towards Martini to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Eino Martini is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yorke tries to clinch up but Martini circles away and keeps his distance.
Martini appears to be looking for a big counter.
Yorke drives through and clinches with Martini against the cage.
Yorke manages to pull guard.
Martini trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yorke looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Martini passes into side control.
Yorke is trying to control Martini's posture but Martini avoids it.
A lull in the action here as Martini stalls from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yorke gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Poor strikes thrown by Martini there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Yorke is trying desperately to improve position.
Yorke keeps trying to improve his position.
Martini is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Yorke has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Martini is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yorke can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Martini unloads with some shots from mount but Yorke bucks and avoids them well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eino Martini dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bobbie Yorke's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Yorke fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Yorke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sloppy strikes from Martini. Those never looked like landing.
And Yorke tries to counter it with a takedown but Martini pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nice uppercut lands for Martini. That snapped Yorke's head back.
Yorke looks for a takedown but Martini sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martini throws a series of punches but Yorke moves out of range.
Martini throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yorke.
Yorke thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yorke moves into range and connects with a jab.
A punch combination from Martini misses.
Martini misses with an uppercut. Yorke saw that one coming.
Yorke misses with a hook to the body
and Martini counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yorke tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Martini defends well and Yorke ends up having to push Martini into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Martini went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Eino Martini has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobbie Yorke.
Martini throws a right and a left that Yorke avoids nicely.
Martini throws a series of punches but Yorke moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yorke misses with a lunging right hand
and Martini counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yorke avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yorke darts in looking for a takedown but Martini gets double underhooks and turns Yorke into the cage.
Yorke looks to throw the jab but Martini is out of range.
Martini rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yorke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And Yorke tries to counter it with a takedown but Martini pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Yorke lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martini moves out of range as Yorke strikes.
Yorke lands a jab.
Eino Martini is winning the standup battle so far.
Martini tries to bum rush Yorke with a series of wild strikes but Yorke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Martini misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yorke throws a jab but it's blocked by Martini.
Martini went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Martini walks into a jab.
Yorke throws out a powerful jab.
Yorke tries to clinch up.
It looked like Martini was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Yorke's jab looks to have found its range, popping Martini under the eye.
Yorke throws a hook but Martini avoids it easily.
Martini is looking for a counter combo.
A punch combination from Martini misses.
Martini takes one on the button.
Yorke throws a looping overhand right but Martini ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Yorke.
Martini looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yorke misses with an uppercut. Martini saw that one coming.
Bobbie Yorke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eino Martini is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yorke looks to land a left hand but Martini moved out of range nicely.
Martini moves out of range as Yorke strikes.
Martini went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Martini throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yorke.
Yorke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martini. Yorke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eino Martini is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Martini misses with a double jab
and Yorke counters with a single leg into guard. Martini didn't expect that.
Yorke is standing up over Martini. Martini looks to escape but Yorke dives into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eino Martini showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Martini, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eino Martini!
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RATING
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