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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Javier Martinez (ranked 320 p4p, 4791 weight class) and Dan Averescu (ranked 41 p4p, 423 weight class). Averescu has chosen Guns N' Roses - Welcome To The Jungle as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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49 - 8 - 0 |
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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 49 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Martinez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 46 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Averescu!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Chad Campbell and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Martinez finds it's way through Averescu's defenses.
Averescu misses with a left hand
and Martinez counters with a straight right hand.
Averescu misses the jab.
Martinez drives through and clinches with Averescu against the cage.
Martinez unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Averescu letting Martinez take a breather here.
Martinez pressing his opponent against the cage.
Martinez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Averescu blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Averescu is trying to break free.
Averescu is looking to break free of the clinch but Martinez has double underhooks.
Averescu blocks an elbow strike from Martinez.
Martinez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Dan Averescu has been cut.
Martinez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Averescu being controlled against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Javier Martinez.
Averescu misses with an uppercut
and Martinez counters with a nice uppercut.
Martinez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Averescu's head.
A slow jab from Martinez misses its intended target.
Averescu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A telegraphed right hand from Averescu misses the target.
Martinez lands with a nice body punch.
Martinez scores with a jab to the body.
Martinez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Averescu throws a shot from downtown. Martinez moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez takes the fight into the clinch.
Martinez's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Martinez.
Averescu blocks an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Martinez.
Martinez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A bit of stalling here from Averescu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez lands an elbow inside.
That has opened up Dan Averescu's cut even more.
Martinez has Averescu pushed against the cage.
Martinez stalling against the cage.
Averescu tries to stall but Martinez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Averescu dodges an elbow strike from Martinez.
Martinez lands a damaging elbow.
Averescu takes an elbow to the temple.
The cut above Dan Averescu's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Averescu avoids the elbow strike from Martinez, against the cage.
Martinez lands a damaging elbow.
Dan Averescu's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Martinez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Averescu lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Averescu content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dan Averescu's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Javier Martinez!
Javier Martinez retains his middleweight title!
Javier Martinez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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