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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yar Bol (ranked 516 p4p, 765 weight class) and Swole Ricky Martin (ranked 78 p4p, 113 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yar Bol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Swole Ricky Martin!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Martin throws a right hand that misses
and Bol counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Martin thinking.
Martin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Martin thows a leg kick but Bol checks it
and Bol counters with an outside leg kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bol keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bol throws a shot to the body.
Bol lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bol blocks a jab.
Martin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bol moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bol.
Bol throws a low kick but it's checked well by Martin.
Martin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Martin misses with a hook
enabling Bol to counter with a crisp jab.
Bol throws a nice inside leg kick.
A low kick from Martin is predictable there
and Bol cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bol manages to avoid it.
Martin looks to throw a body kick
and Bol counters with a nice right hand that sends Martin toppling to the canvas! Martin scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Bol finish him?!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martin looks to clinch
and Bol counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bol jabs at Martin's body.
A big left from Bol misses.
Martin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bol counters with a crisp right hand that drops Martin! Bol lets Martin back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Martin is rocked!
Martin digs a good hook to Bol's body.
Bol throws a shot from downtown. Martin moves away and avoids it.
Martin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bol throws a hook but Martin avoids it easily.
Martin lands a front kick.
Good shot there by Bol.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Bol catches Martin right on the button with a cross.
Martin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Yar Bol has been cut.
Martin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Martin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bol with a nice cross.
Martin throws a wild body kick that Bol sees coming a mile off.
Nice defenses there by Martin.
Bol throws a right and a left that both miss.
Martin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bol throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bol ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martin moves away.
Bol digs a good hook to Martin's body.
Martin misses with a straight left.
It looked like Bol was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Martin.
Bol scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martin throws a right hand that misses
letting Bol counter with a right hand.
Martin throws a body kick that misses
enabling Bol to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bol scores with a nice strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yar Bol dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yar Bol's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bol missing with a left hand there. Martin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Martin fakes the leg kick and cracks Bol in the body.
Bol slips a jab from Martin.
Bol slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Martin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Martin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bol, pushing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin scores with a shoulder strike.
Bol escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bol throws a hook but Martin avoids it easily.
Martin moves away from the strike by Bol.
Bol is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Martin can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin slips under a jab from Bol.
Martin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bol throws a front kick aimed at Martin's knee but Martin avoids it well.
Bol throws a series of punches but Martin avoids them all with ease.
Bol takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bol half committed to a counter leg kick.
The fighters circling - Martin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
No joy there for Bol, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Martin flicks out a counter leg kick but Bol steps away.
Bol chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Martin connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bol moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bol throws a hook to the side of Martin's head but Martin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bol throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Bol.
Martin looks to land a right hand but Bol moved out of range.
Bol misses with an uppercut.
Bol jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bol misses with a low kick as Martin jumps back.
Martin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Martin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Martin scores with a kick to the body.
Bol throws an off balance right hand
and Martin counters with a nice body shot.
Martin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bol throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Martin misses.
Bol appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bol moves forwards but Martin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a poor cross that misses
and Bol counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bol lands with a nice body punch.
A lazy body kick from Martin
and Bol counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
A telegraphed right hand from Bol misses the target.
Martin misses with the body kick
and Bol counters with a low kick, right behind Martin 's knee.
Martin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A low kick from Bol is predictable there
and Martin counters with a straight right hand.
Martin tries to move into range but Bol moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Yar Bol will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yar Bol's cut.
That's time! Bol's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Martin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bol backs up against the cage.
Bol fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Martin on the side of the head.
Martin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bol tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Martin moves away from the strike by Bol.
Martin throws a leg kick
and Bol counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin looks to score with a jab to the body but Bol is just out of range.
Bol misses the jab.
Yar Bol is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bol misses with a left hand
and Martin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Martin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bol.
Martin throws a head kick that misses.
Bol swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martin misses with a hook
and Bol counters with a nice uppercut.
Bol lands a head kick. Martin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bol scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin looks to throw a body kick
and Bol counters with an inside leg kick.
Martin throws a right hand that misses
and Bol counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Martin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bol checks a low kick from Martin.
Martin throws a leg kick
and Bol counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bol takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Martin defending well as Bol loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Martin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bol throws a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bol throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Martin's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Bol dives in looking to finish as Martin flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Bol's strikes! Bol is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Martin's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Martin was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yar Bol!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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