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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Javier Martinez (ranked 383 p4p, 624 weight class) and Stavros Halkias (ranked 52 p4p, 94 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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World class boxer
KO power
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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 30 - 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 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stavros Halkias!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez lands with a cross.
Halkias misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martinez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halkias was well out of range. Poor timing from Martinez.
Halkias only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Halkias tries a head kick but it misses.
Martinez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Martinez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Martinez.
Halkias takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Martinez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Halkias.
Halkias looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Halkias throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Martinez drops his hands momentarily and Halkias takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A solid body kick from Halkias.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halkias bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Halkias uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martinez.
Halkias takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Good standup being displayed there by Martinez as he connects with a hook.
Halkias connects with a body shot that sends Martinez's belly button to the back.
Martinez missing with a left hand there. Halkias was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Halkias looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez throws a right hand that misses
and Halkias counters with a good low kick that Martinez was not able to check.
Martinez throws a hook to the side of Halkias's head but Halkias sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martinez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Martinez blocks a jab.
Martinez throwing a counter right hand but Halkias manages to avoid it.
Halkias has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Halkias misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martinez.
Halkias misses with a body kick.
Halkias uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martinez.
Martinez misses with a straight left.
Martinez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Halkias throws a right and a left that Martinez avoids nicely.
Martinez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Martinez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Halkias swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Halkias motions for Martinez to come forward. Halkias throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Halkias misses.
Halkias gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Halkias fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Halkias.
Halkias blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinez lands a nice elbow.
Martinez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Martinez can't break the clinch.
Halkias tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martinez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Halkias is keeping busy.
Martinez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Martinez lands an elbow just above Halkias 's eye.
It looks like Stavros Halkias has been cut.
Halkias blocks the elbow strike.
Halkias misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez throws an elbow but it misses.
Martinez throws an elbow that misses.
Halkias has a couple of punches blocked by Martinez.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halkias blocks an elbow strike.
Halkias blocks the elbow strike.
Halkias lands a nice uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Halkias throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Stavros Halkias will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Stavros Halkias's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Martinez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Martinez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Stavros Halkias seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - Halkias throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Martinez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Halkias misses with a head kick.
Halkias gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Halkias scores with a crisp jab that stopped Martinez in his tracks.
Martinez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Halkias can pounce on him.
Good work by Martinez as he checks the leg kick.
Martinez is looking to counter the offense by Halkias and move into the clinch.
Martinez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Halkias works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martinez. Halkias does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stavros Halkias seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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 moves into range and connects with a jab.
Halkias lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Martinez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Halkias momentarily.
Martinez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halkias lands a nice leg kick that just misses Martinez's sensitive parts.
Halkias ducks under a wild hook from Martinez.
Martinez misses with a body shot.
Halkias misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Martinez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Martinez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Martinez connects with the punch.
Martinez throws a hook but Halkias blocks it.
Halkias misses with a left hand
and Martinez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Halkias tries to land a front kick but Martinez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Martinez throws a hook but Halkias avoids it easily.
Martinez misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Halkias on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Halkias is looking to land body kicks.
Halkias throws the kick towards the body but Martinez avoids it.
Halkias's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Martinez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Halkias scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Halkias misses.
Halkias avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Halkias digs a good body shot into Martinez's ribs.
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!
Halkias misses with a right hand
and Martinez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Halkias waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martinez.
Martinez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Halkias throws a sloppy head kick
and Martinez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Halkias.
Halkias misses with a body shot.
Martinez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Halkias swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Halkias lands a nice leg kick that just misses Martinez's sensitive parts.
Martinez throws a big shot that misses.
Halkias feints a counter leg kick.
Halkias throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halkias scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Halkias looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Halkias lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Halkias is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stavros Halkias showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Stavros Halkias's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Halkias lands with a kick to the temple. Martinez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Halkias moves into range and connects with a jab.
Halkias bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Halkias only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Halkias buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Halkias fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martinez manages to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Halkias.
Halkias lands a body shot.
Halkias misses with a head kick.
Martinez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Martinez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Halkias finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Halkias throws a wild body kick that Martinez sees coming a mile off.
Halkias misses with a straight right.
Halkias blocks a jab.
Halkias pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halkias explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halkias misses with a few strikes there.
Martinez moves out of range of the strikes.
Halkias tries to work over Martinez's front leg with a kick but Martinez checks it.
Halkias 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.
Halkias misses the jab.
Halkias rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Martinez counters with a left to the body.
Halkias throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Halkias takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Halkias looks to land a right hand but Martinez moved out of range.
Martinez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Halkias has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Halkias misses with a leg kick
and Martinez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Halkias throws a right hand that misses
letting Martinez counter with a right hand.
Halkias turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stavros Halkias is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Halkias takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Martinez scores with a jab to the body.
Halkias misses with a right hand
and Martinez counters with a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Martinez misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Halkias is predictable there
and Martinez counters with a straight right hand.
Halkias is rocked!
Halkias avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Halkias throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martinez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Martinez lands an overhand right.
Halkias is still on wobbly legs! Can Martinez finish him?
It looks like Martinez has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Martinez throws a shot from downtown. Halkias moves away and avoids it.
The crowd cheers as Martinez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Halkias doesn't seem phased though.
Halkias drops his guard momentarily, allowing Martinez to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Halkias! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Martinez takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Javier Martinez!
Javier Martinez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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