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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Javier Martinez (ranked 154 p4p, 1097 weight class) and Lyoha Nagibatel (ranked 17 p4p, 132 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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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 35 - 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 23 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyoha Nagibatel!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez scores with a nice right hand.
Martinez shoots in but no luck this time.
Martinez fails with a takedown attempt.
Nagibatel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Martinez darts in and clinches Nagibatel up against the cage.
Martinez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nagibatel up against the cage.
Martinez throws an elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Javier Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nagibatel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martinez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nagibatel counters with a nice uppercut.
Nagibatel misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez connects with a single shot there.
Martinez forces Nagibatel back against the cage and clinches.
Nagibatel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martinez lands with a cross.
Martinez throws a lazy uppercut
and Nagibatel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Javier Martinez has been cut.
Nagibatel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Javier Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Martinez misses with a hook. Nagibatel ducked under it nicely.
Nagibatel throws a head kick that misses
enabling Martinez to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Martinez has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nagibatel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nagibatel is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Martinez scores with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martinez tries to clinch
and Martinez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Martinez lands a lovely overhand right.
Martinez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nagibatel.
Martinez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nagibatel.
Nagibatel swats away the attempt to clinch by Martinez.
Nagibatel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is looking to clinch.
Nagibatel shapes to counter with a head kick.
Nagibatel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Martinez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nagibatel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martinez.
Nagibatel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nagibatel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nagibatel keeps the fight on the outside.
Nagibatel throws a fast counter high kick but Martinez manages to duck under it in time.
Martinez scores with a jab.
Martinez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Martinez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nagibatel swivels and escapes.
Nagibatel looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Nagibatel takes one to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez lunges at Nagibatel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nagibatel's hand.
Martinez takes a kick to the side of the head.
Martinez has a takedown stuffed.
Nagibatel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Martinez throws out the jab.
Martinez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nagibatel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lyoha Nagibatel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nagibatel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No luck for Martinez with that takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Martinez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Javier Martinez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Martinez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Martinez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Martinez looks to land a left hand but Nagibatel moved out of range nicely.
Martinez tries to clinch up.
It seemed like Nagibatel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Martinez fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Martinez lands with a cross.
Martinez throws a hook but Nagibatel blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez moves in looking to clinch but Nagibatel pushes him off.
Nagibatel looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Martinez.
Martinez slips under a jab.
Martinez lands a jab to the nose.
A swing and a miss from Martinez.
Martinez lands a really nice looking cross but Nagibatel seems unphased.
Nagibatel lands a big head kick that sends Martinez tumbling to the mat! Nagibatel takes a step backwards and waves Martinez back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Martinez is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nagibatel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Oh Martinez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Martinez blocks a head kick by Nagibatel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel throws a lazy head kick
and Martinez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Martinez seems to have got his legs back now.
Martinez misses with a hook.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nagibatel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martinez swings widly with a right hand
and Nagibatel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Martinez shoots for a takedown but Nagibatel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Javier Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice shot lands for Martinez.
Nagibatel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martinez.
Nagibatel slips under a jab from Martinez.
Nagibatel throws out a counter right but Martinez avoids it with no problem.
Nagibatel tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nagibatel's waist but Nagibatel gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Martinez off to one side.
Martinez looks to land a left hand but Nagibatel moved out of range nicely.
Martinez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nagibatel.
Nagibatel moves out of range of the strikes.
Martinez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A head kick by Nagibatel misses
and Martinez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nagibatel misses with a looping left.
Martinez thuds his right hand into Nagibatel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Martinez clinches up with Nagibatel and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez misses with an elbow over the top.
Nagibatel blocks an elbow strike.
Martinez throws an elbow but it misses.
Martinez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Martinez stalling in the clinch.
Martinez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nagibatel is pressed up against the cage. Martinez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nagibatel down to the mat. Nagibatel avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nagibatel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Martinez throws a hook but Nagibatel avoids it easily.
Martinez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martinez prevents Nagibatel from getting back to his feet.
Martinez controls from within his opponent's guard.
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 Javier Martinez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Javier Martinez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Martinez misses with a hook.
Nagibatel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nagibatel throws an overhand right that lands on Martinez's shoulder, as Martinez tries to avoid the shot.
Martinez blocks a jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Martinez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nagibatel sprawls well. Nagibatel wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Martinez gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez lands a lovely overhand right.
Nagibatel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Javier Martinez is winning the standup battle so far.
Nagibatel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martinez.
Nagibatel throws a shot from downtown. Martinez moves away and avoids it.
Martinez doesn't manage to clinch there - Nagibatel circles away.
Martinez cracks Nagibatel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Martinez missing with a left hand there. Nagibatel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nagibatel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nagibatel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown but Nagibatel shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Javier Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martinez lands with a right hand.
Nagibatel slips a straight right by Martinez.
Martinez misses with a hook. Nagibatel ducked under it nicely.
Martinez misses with a straight left.
Martinez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Martinez misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Martinez dives in for a single leg takedown but Nagibatel sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nagibatel is looking for the big counter here.
Nagibatel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martinez loads up on a big right hand but Nagibatel slips the punch.
Nagibatel throws out a counter right but Martinez avoids it with no problem.
Martinez lands with a straight right. Nagibatel didn't see that one coming.
Martinez closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Nagibatel's guard.
Nagibatel scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Nagibatel ducks under a wild hook from Martinez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martinez is looking to clinch but Nagibatel is avoiding it.
Nagibatel throws a big counter head kick but Martinez avoids it with no problem.
Nagibatel takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez fails to land the takedown.
Nagibatel throws out a counter right but Martinez avoids it with no problem.
A telegraphed right hand from Nagibatel misses the target.
Martinez pushes Nagibatel up against the cage in a clinch.
Martinez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Martinez prevents a body shot from Nagibatel.
Lyoha Nagibatel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nagibatel misses with a punch on the inside.
Nagibatel has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Martinez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Martinez pushes off an throws an elbow but Nagibatel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Martinez lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Lyoha Nagibatel has been cut.
Nagibatel misses with a body punch.
Martinez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Javier Martinez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Martinez, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Martinez!
Our winner, Javier Martinez, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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