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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carter Wright (ranked 308 p4p, 240 weight class) and Javier Martinez (ranked 46 p4p, 34 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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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Carter Wright!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 52 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright throws a leg kick
and Martinez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Martinez takes the fight into the clinch.
Wright breaks from the clinch.
Martinez clinches with his opponent.
Wright definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Martinez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wright manages to break the clinch.
Javier Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez digs a good body shot into Wright's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wright misses with a low kick as Martinez jumps back.
Wright 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.
Wright tried to score with a low kick but Martinez checks it.
Martinez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Martinez are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Martinez trying to control the position but Wright is working away.
Martinez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wright knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Martinez in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Martinez looking to control but instead Wright has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Martinez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wright keeps working.
Martinez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wright is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Martinez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez prevents Wright from improving his position.
Martinez throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Wright to regain full guard.
Martinez is stalling in the full guard.
Martinez trying to control but Wright is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Martinez moves into the clinch.
Martinez tries to land knees in the clinch but Wright avoids the damage to the body.
Wright wants to break free but Martinez has control.
Martinez pushes off an throws an elbow but Wright leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Martinez misses with an elbow strike.
Wright has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wright's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Martinez gets the takedown into side control.
Martinez trying to control the position but Wright is working away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Martinez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wright throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wright motions for Martinez to come forward. Wright throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Martinez throws a jab but it's blocked by Wright.
Wright tries to work over Martinez's front leg with a kick but Martinez checks it.
Wright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martinez manages to avoid it.
Martinez moves into the clinch successfully.
Martinez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wright is keeping busy.
Martinez is pushing Wright up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Martinez throws an elbow but misses.
Martinez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Martinez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Martinez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wright letting Martinez take a breather here.
The crowd are getting on Martinez's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Martinez stalling.
Martinez receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Javier Martinez.
Wright thumps Martinez with a low kick.
A shot to the liver by Martinez. Beautiful body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wright takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wright takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wright walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Martinez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Martinez connects with a body shot.
Wright uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martinez.
Martinez fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Wright to the ground. Martinez is now in Wright's guard.
Wright wants to sweep but no luck.
Martinez looking to sit in guard and control but Wright gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Javier Martinez has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright stands and steps away. Martinez gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Carter Wright is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martinez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wright.
Wright gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Martinez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wright has control of Martinez's left arm, preventing Martinez from doing any damage.
Martinez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Martinez throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Martinez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Martinez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Martinez trying to control but Wright is working from the bottom.
Martinez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wright looking to hit a scissor sweep but Martinez is one step ahead there.
Wright keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Martinez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Martinez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Wright's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Martinez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Wright tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Martinez is in Wright's guard.
Wright is pulling down on Martinez's head. It's preventing any offense from Martinez, at least for the moment.
Martinez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wright looking to hit a scissor sweep but Martinez is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez content to stall in guard here.
Martinez's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Martinez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wright lands a leg kick that knocks Martinez off balance momentarily.
Wright throws a solid leg kick but Martinez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wright.
Martinez rushes Wright and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wright is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wright is trying to push Martinez away but Martinez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wright dodges an elbow strike from Martinez.
Good body shot from Martinez.
Wright wants to get back to striking at distance but Martinez won't allow it.
Wright has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Martinez leaning his opponent against the cage.
Wright tries to circle away but Martinez has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright avoids a wild elbow strike from Martinez.
Martinez has Wright pushed against the cage.
Wright has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Martinez misses with an elbow strike.
Wright blocks an elbow strike.
Martinez lands a good knee to the midsection. Wright won't want to take too many of those.
Martinez stalling against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wright wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Martinez has him pressed against the cage.
Wright wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Martinez has him pressed against the cage.
Martinez pushes off an throws an elbow but Wright leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Martinez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Martinez misses with an elbow over the top.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martinez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wright's brow.
Martinez stalling against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Martinez really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Wright tried to score with a low kick but Martinez checks it.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Martinez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wright is holding Martinez down, trying to stall.
Martinez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Martinez in side control lands a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wright dodges the ground and pound from Martinez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez trying to control the action but Wright is working from the bottom.
Martinez misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez working the ground and pound but Wright is defending the strikes.
Martinez tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Wright is trying to control Martinez's posture but Martinez avoids it.
Wright is trying to escape the position but Martinez is controlling the position.
Martinez throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Martinez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wright knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Martinez in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez just content to control the position.
Wright parries the strikes from Martinez easily there. Martinez is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Wright to escape.
Wright is trying to improve his position.
Martinez trying to control the action but Wright is working from the bottom.
Martinez throws an elbow but Wright slips to the side and avoids it well.
Martinez trying to control the position but Wright is working away.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Wright takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright parries the strikes from Martinez easily there. Martinez is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Wright to escape.
Wright on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wright tries to get out of the position.
Martinez throws a strike aimed at the side of Wright's head but Wright avoids it well.
Martinez in side control, throwing shots but Wright defends.
Sloppy strikes there by Martinez.
Martinez is looking to take a break and control but Wright is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wright being controlled for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Martinez trying to control the action but Wright is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Martinez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Wright to the mat! Wright manages to get full guard.
Wright is trying to control the position but Martinez postures up.
Martinez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Martinez wants to control from the top but Wright keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wright can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Martinez controls the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Martinez dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Wright will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Martinez scores with a shot to the body.
Martinez shoots in and bounces Wright off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Martinez is fighting to break Wright's control of his arms but Wright is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Martinez stays in close to Wright's body and controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez wants to control from the top but Wright keeps moving.
Martinez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez wants to control from the top but Wright keeps moving.
Martinez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Martinez trying to control but Wright is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Martinez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wright rather than just go for the knockout.
Wright tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Martinez is able to avoid easily.
Martinez connects with a crisp jab.
Wright throws a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Martinez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wright.
Wright thows a leg kick but Martinez checks it
letting Martinez counter with a right hand.
Martinez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Wright did well to prevent Martinez getting side control.
Well, if Martinez is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
Martinez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Martinez is trying to control the action in half guard but Wright is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wright keeping control of the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Wright manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Wright is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martinez throws a big right hand that misses.
Wright looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wright is pulling down on Martinez's head. It's preventing any offense from Martinez, at least for the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Martinez misses with a wild body shot.
Martinez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wright's hands.
Martinez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wright.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wright. That's going to slow Martinez down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez moves into the clinch.
Wright dodges an elbow strike from Martinez.
Martinez lands an elbow that stopped Wright in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Carter Wright has been cut.
Wright avoiding damage as Martinez throws knees to the body.
Wright working hard to break the clinch.
Wright is trying to force a seperation but Martinez has the dominant position.
Wright dodges an elbow strike from Martinez.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Martinez stalling in the clinch.
Carter Wright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martinez throws an elbow but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Javier Martinez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Martinez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 44:50
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 44:50
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 44:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Martinez!
Javier Martinez is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath Javier Martinez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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pop
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