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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Diogo Martins (ranked 540 p4p, 835 weight class) and Raja Guru (ranked 50 p4p, 84 weight class). Martins comes to the cage accompanied by Monte Tiene Garabato. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diogo Martins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raja Guru!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Martins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Guru scores with a decent looking hook.
Guru slips a jab from Martins.
Martins throws a right and a left that Guru avoids nicely.
Guru is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Martins with a body shot.
Martins moves in looking to clinch but Guru pushes him off.
Martins scores with a sloppy right hand. Guru should have avoided that one.
Guru ducks under a wild hook from Martins.
Martins tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Guru counters with a good low kick that Martins was not able to check.
Guru gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Martins.
Martins misses with a few strikes there.
Guru misses the shot to the body.
Guru moves out of range of the body kick.
Martins wants to clinch up but Guru keeps it at a distance.
Martins misses the shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Martins.
Guru ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martins throws a body punch but Guru moves out of range.
Martins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Guru throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guru throws a head kick but Martins moves out of range.
Martins takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Martins misses with a double jab.
Guru tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Martins wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Martins darts in trying to clinch
and Guru counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Guru looks to land a left hand but Martins moved out of range nicely.
Martins scores with a decent looking hook.
Martins moves out of range as Guru strikes.
Guru takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Martins has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter in the buildup to the fight.
Guru closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Martins scores with a nice right hand.
Guru avoids a punch combination nicely.
Martins misses with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guru connects with a high kick.
A swing and a miss from Guru.
Martins clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martins lands a right hand.
Guru doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Guru breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Guru on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Martins lands a head shot.
Guru lands with a straight right. Martins didn't see that one coming.
Guru throws a half hearted mid kick.
Guru works the jab nicely.
Martins takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Guru pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martins moves away from the strike by Guru.
Guru throws a sloppy head kick and Martins moves out of range easily.
Martins doesn't manage to clinch there - Guru circles away.
Martins gets a clinch.
Guru can't find room to land a body shot as Martins controls the action.
Guru manages to break the clinch.
Martins tries to clinch there but Guru circles away.
Guru throws the kick towards the body but Martins avoids it.
Guru throws a leg kick which misses Martins's front leg but catches the back leg as Martins tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guru takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Martins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Martins fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Guru, pushing him back against the cage.
Martins stalling in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Guru.
Guru displaying some good clinch control by pressing Martins up against the cage.
Guru throws a punch but it's blocked by Martins.
Martins throws a punch but it's blocked by Guru.
Martins connects with a nasty looking knee right to Guru's face.
Martins misses with a body punch.
Martins tries to land a knee to the head but Guru blocks with his arms.
Guru goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Guru throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Martinss head.
A short uppercut from Guru.
Guru takes a knee right on the jaw!
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!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Martins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guru breaks the clinch.
Guru ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martins moves away.
Martins throws a nice inside leg kick.
Guru misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Guru throws a nice inside leg kick.
Guru lands a leg kick that knocks Martins off balance momentarily.
Martins tries to clinch there but Guru circles away.
Martins scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Guru takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Guru fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Guru throws a sloppy head kick and Martins moves out of range easily.
Martins lands a nice looking body shot.
Martins takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Martins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Guru counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A bone on bone clash there as Martins blocks the leg kick.
Guru throws the left hand but Martins avoids the punch easily.
Martins tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Guru counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Raja Guru will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Martins throws a series of punches but Guru avoids them all with ease.
Martins attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A slow jab from Guru misses its intended target.
Raja Guru seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Guru. Martins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martins is looking to counter the offense by Guru and move into the clinch.
Martins tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Guru is able to avoid easily.
Martins lands with a right hand.
Guru misses with a body shot.
A jab from Martins finds it's way through Guru's defenses.
Guru takes one to the chin there.
Martins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martins tries to clinch up.
Martins throws a hook but Guru avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guru lands with a right hand.
Martins avoids the body shot from Guru.
Martins tries to clinch there but Guru circles away.
Guru fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martins manages to avoid it.
Diogo Martins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diogo Martins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martins tries to close the distance and clinch but Guru swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guru is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martins.
Martins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Guru manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martins with the inside leg kick.
Martins tests Guru's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Guru checks a leg kick.
Guru throws a sloppy head kick and Martins moves out of range easily.
Guru throws a lazy right hand but Martins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Guru swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Guru ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martins moves away.
As Guru tries to get set, Martins tries to push him back and clinch up but Guru manages to avoid the attempt.
Guru throws an overhand right that lands on Martins's shoulder, as Martins tries to avoid the shot.
Martins fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Guru looks to score with a jab to the body but Martins is just out of range.
A jab from Guru misses.
Martins closes the distance and clinches.
Martins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Guru.
Guru pressing his opponent against the cage.
Guru is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guru tries to stall but Martins uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Guru lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Guru has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Martins seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Guru can turn it around.
A nice left hand lands by Martins.
Guru breaks from the clinch.
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!
Martins is looking to score with low kicks.
Martins misses with a looping right.
Martins fails in his attempt to clinch.
And Guru responds with a good body kick, but Martins manages to step out the way in time.
Martins fails to land with a series of punches.
Guru looks to land a right hand but Martins moved out of range.
Martins slips under a jab from Guru.
Martins tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Guru manages to circle out of the way.
Guru ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martins moves away.
Martins misses with a body shot.
A nice side step and Guru releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Guru scores with a body shot.
Martins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guru.
Guru finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Martins slips a straight right by Guru.
Martins's jab looks to have found its range, popping Guru under the eye.
A thudding body kick lands there by Martins!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guru throws the kick towards the body but Martins avoids it.
Martins throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Guru cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Guru 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.
Martins throws out a loose jab but Guru uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Martins with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Guru lands with a right to the head.
Guru is trying to break the clinch but Martins has him pressed against the cage.
Guru breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Guru throws a hook but Martins blocks it.
Martins tries to clinch up but Guru circles away and keeps his distance.
Martins dips to his left and cracks Guru with an uppercut!
Martins blocks a leg kick.
Guru tries a head kick but it misses.
Guru on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Martins moves to clinch but Guru breaks away
letting Guru counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martins darts in trying to clinch
and Guru counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martins tries to clinch there but Guru circles away.
Guru misses with a straight right.
Guru is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martins.
Martins fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Guru looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Guru throws a half hearted mid kick.
Martins tries to counter by clinching up but Guru breaks away and moves out of range.
Martins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Guru connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Martins momentarily.
Nice straight punches there by Martins. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Martins.
Martins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Guru circles away quickly and effectively.
Guru keeps the fight on the outside.
It seemed like Guru was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Martins wants to clinch.
Good work by Guru as he checks the leg kick.
Martins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Guru.
Guru is looking for the big counter here.
Guru keeps the fight on the outside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Raja Guru will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Guru looks to score with a jab to the body but Martins is just out of range.
Martins misses with a double jab
and Guru counters with a left to the body.
Martins throws a series of punches but Guru moves out of range.
Martins connects with a looping right hand.
Nice defenses there by Martins.
Martins is looking to clinch but Guru is avoiding it.
Martins tries to clinch there but Guru circles away.
Martins fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Guru looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Guru with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Guru jabs Martins to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Martins throws a jab when Guru was well out of range.
Guru moves out of range of the strikes.
Martins throws a poor cross that misses
and Guru counters with a stiff right hand.
Martins slips under a jab.
Martins takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martins slips under a jab.
Martins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Guru.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martins scores with a decent looking hook.
Guru scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A big left from Guru misses.
Guru misses with a wild body shot.
Martins throws a quick counter kick to the body but Guru avoids it.
Martins doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Martins defending well as Guru loads up on a big left hand.
Guru throws a hook but Martins avoids it easily.
Guru lands a jab to Martins's midsection.
Martins lands an overhand right.
A slow jab from Guru misses its intended target.
Guru throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Martins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Guru goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Guru throws a sloppy head kick and Martins moves out of range easily.
Guru is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guru shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Guru looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Martins tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Guru counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guru is looking to slow Martins down with leg kicks.
Guru circles away from the clinch attempt.
Guru only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Guru has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Martins connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Guru's hands.
Guru scores with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab lands there for Martins.
Martins wants to clinch up but Guru keeps it at a distance.
Martins 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.
Martins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Guru.
Martins throws a leg kick that misses.
Guru throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Guru throws an overhand right that lands on Martins's shoulder, as Martins tries to avoid the shot.
Guru is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martins.
Martins is looking to counter the offense by Guru and move into the clinch.
Martins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martins scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Guru pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Martins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Martins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Guru on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Martins moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Guru fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Martins doesn't manage to clinch there - Guru circles away.
Guru misses with a wild body shot.
Guru swings for the body but Martins moves out of range.
Martins throws a right hand that Guru ducks under and follows up with a left that Guru also avoids with ease.
Martins throws a right and a left that Guru avoids nicely.
Martins swinging wildly here.
Some wild striking there from Martins.
Martins lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martins tries to clinch but Guru is having none of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martins scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Guru rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Guru swats away the attempt to clinch by Martins.
Guru looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Martins moves away from the strike by Guru.
Guru throws out a loose jab but Martins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martins misses with an uppercut.
Guru misses with an uppercut. Martins saw that one coming.
Martins avoids the body shot from Guru.
Diogo Martins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guru goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Martins pushes Guru up against the cage in a clinch.
Martins with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Martins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martins misses with a knee strike.
Martins prevents a body shot from Guru.
Guru breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raja Guru comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Guru winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raja Guru!
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