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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lyoha Nagibatel (ranked 492 p4p, 163 weight class) and Javier Martinez (ranked 63 p4p, 20 weight class). Javier Martinez struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 187.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. This should be a great matchup!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyoha Nagibatel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Javier Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nagibatel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Martinez scores with a jab.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nagibatel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martinez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nagibatel tried to counter with a leg kick but Martinez avoided it.
Martinez rushes Nagibatel and presses him up against the cage.
Nagibatel breaks from the clinch.
Martinez has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagibatel thows a leg kick but Martinez checks it
and Martinez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nagibatel won't be happy with that.
Martinez is looking to take a break and control but Nagibatel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagibatel throws Martinez to one side and escapes!
Martinez shoots in for a double leg but Nagibatel sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Martinez moves into the clinch.
Nagibatel stalling the fight.
Nagibatel stalling the fight.
Martinez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nagibatel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martinez is looking to clinch but Nagibatel is avoiding it.
Martinez moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez lands an elbow that stopped Nagibatel in his tracks for a moment.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nagibatel takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Martinez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Martinez has Nagibatel pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Martinez pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Nagibatel tumbling to the mat - Martinez dives into Nagibatel's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martinez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Martinez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nagibatel is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Martinez is controlling him.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Nagibatel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martinez won't allow Nagibatel to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nagibatel swats away the attempt to clinch by Martinez.
Nagibatel appears to be looking for a big counter.
Martinez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nagibatel.
Nagibatel misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Martinez checks a leg kick nicely.
Martinez tries to clinch there but Nagibatel circles away.
Nagibatel looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nagibatel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martinez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
As Martinez backs away, Nagibatel returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Lyoha Nagibatel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Javier Martinez.
A nice leg kick from Nagibatel, right into the meat of the thigh.
Martinez moves in looking to clinch but Nagibatel pushes him off.
Nagibatel circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nagibatel counters with an outside leg kick.
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 Lyoha Nagibatel will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Martinez wants to clinch.
Nagibatel stuffs the takedown attempt from Martinez. Martinez gets slowly back to his feet.
Martinez fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez throws a looping overhand right but Nagibatel ducks down to avoid it.
Nagibatel tries to land a leg kick but Martinez saw it coming and moves away.
Nagibatel does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Martinez throws an elbow that misses.
Nagibatel looking to stall.
Martinez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nagibatel is defending well for now.
Nagibatel stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nagibatel dodges an elbow strike from Martinez.
Nagibatel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nagibatel scores with a jab to the head.
Martinez blocks a jab.
Nagibatel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Martinez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Martinez goes for a double leg but Nagibatel avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Nagibatel continues to drive forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel throws a low kick but Martinez moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martinez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nagibatel with a nice calf kick.
Nagibatel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Martinez.
Nagibatel tried to score with a low kick but Martinez checks it.
Martinez misses with a straight left.
Nagibatel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez checks a leg kick nicely.
Martinez tries to clinch but Nagibatel moves out of range.
Martinez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nagibatel counters with a nice low kick that buckles Martinez's knee momentarily.
Martinez is looking to clinch but Nagibatel is avoiding it.
Nagibatel fires out a quick counter leg kick but Martinez just manages to avoid it.
Martinez moves in looking to clinch but Nagibatel pushes him off.
Lyoha Nagibatel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nagibatel swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Martinez scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel misses with a leg kick
and Martinez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Martinez shoots in looking for a takedown. Nagibatel tries to sprawl out of it but Martinez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nagibatel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lyoha Nagibatel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Javier Martinez.
Nagibatel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Martinez tries to clinch up
enabling Nagibatel to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoha Nagibatel dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Martinez works the jab nicely.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch but Nagibatel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nagibatel lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Martinez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Martinez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nagibatel misses with a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Martinez! But no joy.
Nagibatel pivots, looking for a leg kick but Martinez is out of range and Nagibatel settles back down.
Nagibatel takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lyoha Nagibatel is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagibatel is looking to chop away at Martinez's legs.
Martinez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nagibatel.
Nagibatel is looking to counter punch.
Martinez tries to clinch but Nagibatel moves out of range.
Nagibatel feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagibatel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nagibatel fires out a quick counter leg kick but Martinez just manages to avoid it.
Nagibatel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Martinez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Martinez moves in looking to clinch but Nagibatel pushes him off.
Nagibatel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nagibatel misses with a low kick.
Martinez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nagibatel scoring well with a low kick there.
Nagibatel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Martinez's head.
Nagibatel misses with a low kick.
Nagibatel throws a leg kick but Martinez moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is looking to clinch but Nagibatel is avoiding it.
Nagibatel throws a leg kick but Martinez moved away.
Martinez moves into the clinch successfully.
Nagibatel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nagibatel tries a low kick but Martinez avoids it.
Martinez throws a lazy right hand but Nagibatel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martinez tries to clinch but Nagibatel moves out of range.
Nagibatel appears to be looking for a big counter.
Martinez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A jab from Martinez does it's job there.
Martinez wants to clinch
and Nagibatel counters with a leg kick.
Martinez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Martinez checks a leg kick.
Martinez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martinez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nagibatel. Nagibatel obviously looking to wear him down.
Martinez throws a hook to the side of Nagibatel's head but Nagibatel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martinez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Martinez drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Nagibatel defends it well.
Nagibatel slips under a jab.
Nagibatel fires out a quick counter leg kick but Martinez just manages to avoid it.
Nagibatel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Martinez can do to turn this around?
Martinez lands with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel pivots, looking for a leg kick but Martinez is out of range and Nagibatel settles back down.
Martinez tries to clinch up but Nagibatel circles away and keeps his distance.
Nagibatel swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Good exchange - Martinez coming out on top.
Martinez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nagibatel counters with a nice leg kick.
You can see that Martinez has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nagibatel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoha Nagibatel clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nagibatel cracks Martinez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nagibatel misses with a leg kick.
Martinez is looking to clinch.
Martinez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nagibatel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Martinez checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagibatel throws a solid leg kick but Martinez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nagibatel.
Nagibatel throws out a leg kick but Martinez moves out of range and Nagibatel only half commits.
Martinez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nagibatel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As Martinez backs away, Nagibatel returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagibatel takes one on the button.
Martinez darts in looking for a takedown but Nagibatel gets double underhooks and turns Martinez into the cage.
Nagibatel half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nagibatel motions for Martinez to come forward. Nagibatel throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Martinez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Nagibatel defends well and Martinez ends up having to push Nagibatel into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Martinez is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Nagibatel throws a hook but Martinez blocks it.
Nagibatel throws a leg kick that misses.
Nagibatel tries a low kick but Martinez avoids it.
Nagibatel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nagibatel tried to counter with a leg kick but Martinez avoided it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel throws out a leg kick but Martinez moves out of range and Nagibatel only half commits.
Martinez is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Martinez wants to clinch.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nagibatel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nagibatel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And Martinez tries to counter it with a takedown but Nagibatel pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nagibatel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Martinez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nagibatel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Nagibatel on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nagibatel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nagibatel fires out a quick counter leg kick but Martinez just manages to avoid it.
Martinez looks to clinch
and Nagibatel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Martinez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nagibatel counters with an outside leg kick.
Martinez is looking to clinch but Nagibatel is avoiding it.
Nagibatel throwing a counter right hand but Martinez manages to avoid it.
Nagibatel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Martinez throws a lazy right hand but Nagibatel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martinez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Nagibatel tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Martinez is in Nagibatel's guard.
Nagibatel kicks Martinez off and gets to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinez is looking to clinch but Nagibatel is avoiding it.
Nagibatel stuffs the takedown attempt from Martinez. Martinez gets slowly back to his feet.
Nagibatel throws a big counter combination but Martinez scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Lyoha Nagibatel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Javier Martinez.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nagibatel.
Nagibatel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Martinez.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nagibatel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Martinez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Martinez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nagibatel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoha Nagibatel had his way with Javier Martinez in that round.
That's time! Nagibatel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Martinez checks a leg kick.
Nagibatel throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Martinez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nagibatel throws a leg kick
enabling Martinez to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martinez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nagibatel lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez looks to land a right hand but Nagibatel moved out of range.
Martinez doesn't manage to clinch there - Nagibatel circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Nagibatel misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Nagibatel misses its intended target.
Martinez throws a hook but Nagibatel blocks it.
Nagibatel appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Martinez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nagibatel leaves Martinez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nagibatel appears to be looking for a big counter.
Martinez is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A big right from Martinez misses.
Nagibatel misses with a low kick.
Nagibatel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Martinez doesn't manage to clinch there - Nagibatel circles away.
Nagibatel lands with a straight right. Martinez didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Nagibatel has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Nagibatel misses with a low kick as Martinez jumps back.
Martinez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nagibatel counters with a crisp one two that drops Martinez! Nagibatel thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Martinez to his feet! Martinez is in big trouble!
Martinez is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nagibatel fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Martinez to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Martinez looks to clinch but Nagibatel throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Martinez taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Lyoha Nagibatel!
Lyoha Nagibatel retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Lyoha Nagibatel thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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