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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Javier Martinez (ranked 1936 p4p, 2668 weight class) and Ronan Byrne (ranked 283 p4p, 365 weight class). Javier Martinez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ronan Byrne's chin.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ronan Byrne!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Roberts and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byrne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Martinez.
Martinez has closed the distance and engaged Byrne in a clinch.
Byrne misses with a punch on the inside.
Martinez lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Ronan Byrne has been cut.
Byrne throws a head punch that misses.
Martinez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Byrne has a takedown stuffed.
Byrne shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Martinez napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Martinez explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martinez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Byrne shoots for a takedown but Martinez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Martinez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Byrne.
Martinez moves into the clinch successfully.
Martinez lands a body punch.
Martinez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Martinez moves into range and clinches up with Byrne.
A head punch on the inside from Byrne fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez manages to break the clinch.
Martinez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Byrne looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Martinez is fending him off so far but Byrne persists. Nope, Martinez circles away and we're back to standing.
Martinez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Javier Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronan Byrne.
Byrne misses with a takedown
and Martinez counters with a two punch combo.
Martinez instigates a clinch.
Martinez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martinez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Byrne's brow.
Byrne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice elbow from Martinez.
Byrne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martinez breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Byrne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Martinez.
Martinez leaves Byrne with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Martinez rushes Byrne and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Byrne misses with the head strike.
Martinez lands an elbow just above Byrne 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Byrne fails with the takedown.
Martinez throws a one two combo.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Byrne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martinez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Martinez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martinez breaks the clinch.
Byrne fails with the takedown
and Martinez counters by moving into the clinch.
Byrne has a couple of punches blocked by Martinez.
Byrne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martinez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Martinez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martinez throws a right and a left that Byrne avoids nicely.
Byrne feints the counter takedown.
Byrne shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Martinez as he avoids it easily.
Byrne closes the distance and clinches up with Martinez, looking for a takedown. Byrne pushes Martinez against the cage but Martinez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrne dodges the punch combination from Martinez.
Martinez connects with a nice looking jab.
Martinez closes the distance and clinches.
Martinez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Martinez. That snapped Byrne's head back.
Byrne avoids a punch combination nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Martinez.
Byrne is rocked!
No luck for Byrne with that takedown attempt.
Martinez throws a big counter combination but Byrne scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Byrne is still on wobbly legs! Can Martinez finish him?
Martinez lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Byrne can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Martinez and Byrne drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Martinez.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Javier Martinez!
After the fight, Javier Martinez was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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