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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kino Martinez (ranked 4899 p4p, 3961 weight class) and Korbin Hayes (ranked 279 p4p, 253 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kino Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Korbin Hayes!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayes throws a leg kick
and Martinez counters with a stiff right hand.
Hayes throws a leg kick
and Martinez counters with a two punch combo.
Martinez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hayes circles away quickly and effectively.
Hayes appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hayes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martinez lands a two punch combo.
Martinez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hayes tries to land a body kick
and Martinez counters with a takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinez lands a nice forearm strike.
Hayes being controlled for a moment.
Martinez working the ground and pound.
Martinez lands a few punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes is looking to regain half guard here but Martinez keeps moving and retains side control.
Martinez working away.
Martinez sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hayes is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Martinez looks up at the clock and then as Hayes takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Martinez smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Martinez controls the position.
Martinez lands an elbow.
Hayes is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Martinez's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Martinez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Martinez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hayes is looking to control Martinez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hayes avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez slows the pace down in half guard.
Hayes trying to control here.
Martinez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Martinez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Martinez is thwarting Hayes's attempts to control the position.
Martinez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hayes defending well though.
Hayes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Martinez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Martinez's back!
Martinez staying busy and making it hard for Hayes to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Martinez trying to get back to his feet but Hayes is in full control for now.
Martinez is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
Martinez blocks a low kick nicely.
Hayes tries to clinch but Martinez moves away
letting Martinez counter with a right hand.
Martinez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Martinez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Martinez keeps the fight on the outside.
Hayes wants to clinch up but Martinez keeps it at a distance.
Hayes wants to slow Martinez down by chopping away at his legs.
Hayes misses with the body kick
and Martinez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Martinez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez pushes down on Hayes's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hayes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Martinez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hayes tries to roll over but Martinez keeps him under control.
Hayes manages to get to full guard.
Martinez throwing strikes but missing.
Martinez content to stall in guard here.
Martinez throwing strikes from guard but Hayes blocks nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kino Martinez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hayes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hayes throws a leg kick
and Martinez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hayes tries to clinch but Martinez is having none of it.
Martinez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hayes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Martinez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hayes can do to turn this around?
Hayes tries to clinch
and Martinez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Martinez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Martinez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Martinez throws a series of strikes that have Hayes backpedaling.
Martinez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hayes.
Hayes thows a leg kick but Martinez checks it
and Martinez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hayes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hayes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Martinez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hayes thinking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hayes tries to clinch up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Martinez checks a leg kick.
Hayes misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes tries to clinch there but Martinez circles away.
Hayes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Martinez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Martinez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hayes circles away quickly and effectively.
A lazy body kick from Hayes
and Martinez counters with a two punch combo.
Hayes looks to clinch
and Martinez counters with a series of strikes. Hayes will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hayes tries to clinch there but Martinez circles away.
Hayes wants to clinch
and Martinez counters with a three punch combo that has Hayes backing up. Hayes nods at Martinez to acknowledge the strikes.
Hayes takes one to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hayes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martinez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martinez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Martinez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hayes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kino Martinez is winning the standup battle so far.
Hayes misses with a leg kick
and Martinez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Martinez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martinez swinging wildly here.
Martinez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A low kick from Hayes is predictable there
and Martinez counters with a one-two to the body.
Martinez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Martinez swats away the attempt to clinch by Hayes.
Martinez scores with a three punch combo!
Martinez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hayes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hayes is looking to clinch but Martinez is avoiding it.
Hayes throws a leg kick
and Martinez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez works over Hayes's head and body with a nice combination.
Hayes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Martinez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hayes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hayes looks to clinch
and Martinez counters with a stiff right hand.
Hayes thows a leg kick but Martinez checks it
and Martinez counters with a single leg into guard. Hayes didn't expect that.
Hayes trying to keep a closed guard but Martinez is proving a slippery customer.
Hayes has momentary wrist control but Martinez slips an elbow through the middle.
Hayes controls Martinez momentarily but Martinez frees himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Martinez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hayes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hayes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez landing with the ground and pound.
Martinez postures up.
Hayes can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Martinez controls the pace.
Hayes is trying to keep Martinez in close.
Hayes is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Martinez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hayes's head.
Hayes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kino Martinez dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A bone on bone clash there as Martinez blocks the leg kick.
Martinez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hayes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Martinez throws a shot to the body.
Hayes throws a head kick that Martinez semi-blocks.
Good shot there by Martinez.
Hayes tries to clinch
letting Martinez counter with a right hand.
Martinez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Korbin Hayes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hayes throws a chopping leg kick but Martinez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Martinez misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick by Hayes misses
and Martinez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hayes is looking to clinch but Martinez is avoiding it.
Martinez scores with a one two! Hayes had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Martinez swats away the attempt to clinch by Hayes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes motions for Martinez to come forward. Hayes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Martinez misses its target.
Martinez scores with a punch to the head.
Martinez keeps the fight on the outside.
Martinez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hayes checks it well.
Hayes wants to clinch.
Hayes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hayes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Martinez throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes throws a push kick but Martinez slaps the foot to one side.
Martinez misses with a series of wild punches.
Hayes wants to counter the offense by Martinez and move into the clinch position.
A low kick from Hayes misses
and Martinez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hayes throws a body kick that misses.
Hayes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Martinez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Martinez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hayes throws a head kick but Martinez moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hayes thows a leg kick but Martinez checks it
and Martinez counters with a two punch combo.
Martinez connects with a looping right hand.
Hayes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Martinez is out of range and Hayes settles back down.
Martinez feinted with a counter takedown.
Martinez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Martinez counters with a series of strikes. Hayes will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes throws a front kick aimed at Martinez's knee but Martinez avoids it well.
Martinez swats away the attempt to clinch by Hayes.
Martinez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hayes circles away quickly and effectively.
Martinez is working the combinations to good effect here.
Hayes thows a leg kick but Martinez checks it
and Martinez counters with a two punch combo.
Hayes throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Martinez's head.
Martinez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hayes. Hayes obviously looking to wear him down.
Hayes doesn't manage to clinch there - Martinez circles away.
Hayes takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hayes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martinez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martinez blocks a leg kick.
Hayes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martinez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hayes darts in trying to clinch
and Martinez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hayes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Martinez counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez looks to land a combination but Hayes avoids it well.
Martinez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martinez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hayes misses with a leg kick
and Martinez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hayes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hayes wants to clinch but Martinez slips to the side
and Martinez counters with a two punch combo.
Martinez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hayes tries to clinch up
and Martinez counters with a one-two to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kino Martinez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Martinez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kino Martinez!
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energy
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RATING
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