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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Gunnarsson (ranked 4 p4p, 11 weight class) and Swole Ricky Martin (ranked 1 p4p, 3 weight class). Gunnarsson comes to the cage accompanied by Björk - Army Of Me. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Gunnarsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Swole Ricky Martin!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin tests Gunnarsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Martin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Martin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gunnarsson counters with a straight right hand.
Gunnarsson scores with a kick to the body.
Gunnarsson avoids the body shot from Martin.
Martin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gunnarsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Martin is just out of range.
Martin takes the fight into the clinch.
Gunnarsson breaks the clinch.
Martin avoids the body shot from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Martin misses with an uppercut.
Martin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunnarsson connects with a body shot that sends Martin's belly button to the back.
Martin thows a leg kick but Gunnarsson checks it
letting Gunnarsson counter with a right hand.
Martin tries to land a body kick
and Martin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gunnarsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Martin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gunnarsson moves out of range as Martin strikes.
Gunnarsson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Martin ducks under a wild hook from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martin.
Gunnarsson lands a big head kick that sends Martin tumbling to the mat! Gunnarsson takes a step backwards and waves Martin back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Swole Ricky Martin has been cut.
Gunnarsson digs a good body shot into Martin's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin throws a looping overhand right but Gunnarsson ducks down to avoid it.
Gunnarsson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Martin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Martin looks to land a right hand but Gunnarsson moved out of range.
Martin connects with a body shot that sends Gunnarsson's belly button to the back.
Martin scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nice jab there from Gunnarsson.
Martin jabs Gunnarsson right on the nose. Gunnarsson blinks but takes it well.
Swole Ricky Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Martin lands.
A slow jab from Gunnarsson misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a lazy right hand but Gunnarsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gunnarsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martin manages to avoid it.
Gunnarsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martin.
Martin throws an overhand right that lands on Gunnarsson's shoulder, as Gunnarsson tries to avoid the shot.
Gunnarsson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gunnarsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martin.
A jab from Martin misses.
Gunnarsson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Martin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Martin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gunnarsson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Martin scrambles back to his feet.
Martin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gunnarsson counters with a straight right hand.
Gunnarsson drops his hands momentarily and Martin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Martin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Martin misses with an attempted mid kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Gunnarsson misses the target.
Some bone on bone action there as Gunnarsson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
It looked like Gunnarsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gunnarsson misses with a head kick.
Martin appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Martin throws a right and a left that Gunnarsson avoids nicely.
Gunnarsson throwing a counter right hand but Martin manages to avoid it.
Martin lands with a straight right. Gunnarsson didn't see that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson throws a low kick but Martin moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Martin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gunnarsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Martin. That did some damage!
Gunnarsson throws a hook but Martin blocks it.
Martin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gunnarsson.
Martin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gunnarsson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gunnarsson - that will leave a mark!
Martin moves into the clinch.
Martin throws a punch but it's blocked by Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gunnarsson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Martin works Gunnarsson's body with a nice hook.
Martin is looking to land body kicks.
It looked like Gunnarsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gunnarsson lands a nice shot that snaps Martin's head back.
Martin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gunnarsson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body kick from Martin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin delivers a nice body kick.
Martin scores with a spinning back kick!
Martin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A low kick lands for Martin.
Gunnarsson misses with a double jab.
Martin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Martin throws a big shot that misses.
Martin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gunnarsson.
Martin scoring well with a low kick there.
Martin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Martin! But no joy.
Gunnarsson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Martin to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martin lands with a nice body punch.
Martin looks for the body kick but Gunnarsson saw that one coming.
Martin misses with a head kick.
Martin throws a right hand that misses
enabling Gunnarsson to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gunnar Gunnarsson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Swole Ricky Martin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Martin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Martin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gunnarsson takes a step back to recover.
Martin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Martin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gunnarsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gunnarsson defending well as Martin loads up on a big left hand.
Gunnarsson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Martin throws a body shot but no joy.
Gunnarsson throws a counter high kick but Martin was just alert enough to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Martin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Martin gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gunnarsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Gunnarsson throws a solid leg kick but Martin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gunnarsson.
Martin throws a hook to the side of Gunnarsson's head but Gunnarsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gunnarsson counters with a nice right hand that sends Martin toppling to the canvas! Martin scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Gunnarsson finish him?!
Martin is rocked!
Gunnarsson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Gunnarsson misses its intended target.
Martin is still on wobbly legs! Can Gunnarsson finish him?
Martin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gunnarsson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Martin seems to have recovered his senses.
Gunnarsson misses with a body shot.
Martin connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gunnarsson has time to react.
Martin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Martin scores with a sloppy right hand. Gunnarsson should have avoided that one.
Martin fakes the leg kick and cracks Gunnarsson in the body.
Gunnarsson stuns Martin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Martin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gunnarsson.
Martin misses with a body kick.
Martin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gunnarsson.
Martin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Martin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Martin blocks the body kick.
A jab from Gunnarsson does it's job there.
Martin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gunnarsson drops Martin with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Martin looks back up at him and smiles so Gunnarsson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunnarsson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Martin to score with a decent uppercut.
Martin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gunnarsson counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gunnarsson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Martin misses with a low kick.
Gunnarsson fakes the body blow, causing Martin to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Martin goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gunnar Gunnarsson!
Gunnar Gunnarsson retains his light heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Gunnar Gunnarsson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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