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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Swole Ricky Martin (ranked 17 p4p, 12 weight class) and Bimbo Slaissi (ranked 6 p4p, 4 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 30 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Swole Ricky Martin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bimbo Slaissi!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slaissi lets loose with a powerful body kick. Martin will feel that in the morning.
Bimbo Slaissi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin tries to clinch up
and Slaissi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Martin moves out of range of the body kick from Slaissi.
Martin seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Martin ducks under a wild hook from Slaissi.
Slaissi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Martin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Slaissi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martin manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slaissi checks the leg kick.
Slaissi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martin.
Slaissi follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Slaissi scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin instigates a clinch.
Martin is trying to stall.
Martin tries a body shot but Slaissi blocks it.
Martin throws a punch but it's blocked by Slaissi.
Martin lands a body shot.
Martin swings wildly with an uppercut but Slaissi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slaissi.
Martin throws a head punch that misses.
Martin takes a shot to the head.
I was talking to Martin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Martin lands a nice shot to the body.
Slaissi breaks from the clinch.
Slaissi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Martin doesn't seem bothered though.
Slaissi misses with a hook.
Slaissi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slaissi misses with a left hand
and Martin counters with a one-two to the body.
Martin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slaissi manages to avoid it.
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!
Slaissi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Swole Ricky Martin has been cut.
Martin blocks a head kick by Slaissi.
Martin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Slaissi is trying to counter with his kicks.
Slaissi throws a big shot that misses.
Martin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slaissi lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slaissi pushes Martin away with a front kick.
Martin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Martin is breathing heavily.
Slaissi dips to his left and cracks Martin with an uppercut!
Slaissi misses with a hook.
Martin misses with a straight right.
Slaissi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Slaissi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Martin scores with a nice head shot.
Slaissi looks for the body kick but Martin saw that one coming.
As Slaissi tries to get set, Martin tries to push him back and clinch up but Slaissi manages to avoid the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slaissi throws a lazy right hand but Martin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Slaissi throws a wild body kick that Martin sees coming a mile off.
Martin throwing a counter right hand but Slaissi manages to avoid it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Slaissi.
Slaissi lands a jab to Martin's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Slaissi scores with a body shot.
Slaissi lands a big head kick that sends Martin tumbling to the mat! Slaissi takes a step backwards and waves Martin back to his feet - he wants the finish!
A jab from Slaissi misses.
Martin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bimbo Slaissi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Swole Ricky Martin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Martin lands a jab to the nose.
Slaissi loads up on a big right hand but Martin slips the punch.
Slaissi throws a lazy right hand but Martin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Slaissi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Martin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Martin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Martin tries to land a body kick
and Slaissi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Martin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Slaissi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slaissi throws a big shot that misses.
Slaissi lands with a kick to the ribs.
Martin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Slaissi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaissi lands with an overhand left.
Nice body kick from Slaissi.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Slaissi cracks Martin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Martin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Slaissi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Martin misses with a left hand
and Slaissi counters with a huge left! Martin is in big trouble! He's backing up but Slaissi isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Martin from any more damage. A dominating finish by Slaissi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bimbo Slaissi!
Bimbo Slaissi is the new light heavyweight champion!
Bimbo Slaissi decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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