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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Swole Ricky Martin (ranked 219 p4p, 516 weight class) and Kemar Powell (ranked 33 p4p, 71 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Powell's choice of entrance music: Lil Baby & Lil Durk - Hats Off. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Swole Ricky Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kemar Powell!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Powell moves out of range of the body kick from Martin.
Martin tries to land a body kick
and Powell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Powell.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Powell - that will leave a mark!
Powell throws an overhand right that lands on Martin's shoulder, as Martin tries to avoid the shot.
Martin tries to land a front kick but Powell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Powell misses with a low kick.
Powell scores with a leg kick.
Martin throws a right hand that misses
and Powell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin scores with a spinning back kick!
Martin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Martin looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Martin throws a right hand that misses
enabling Powell to counter with a crisp jab.
Powell lands a nice shot that snaps Martin's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Swole Ricky Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Powell on the side of the head.
Martin misses with a body shot.
Martin lands a right hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Powell.
Martin throws a leg kick
and Powell counters with a left to the body.
A jab from Martin does it's job there.
Martin looks to land a body kick but Powell moved away.
Powell walks into a straight right hand from Martin.
Powell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martin.
Powell connects with a right hand. Martin shakes it off.
Martin misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martin ducks under a wild hook from Powell.
Nice defenses there by Powell.
Martin misses with a left hand
and Powell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Powell has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Powell throws a front kick that sends Martin stumbling back into the cage.
Powell throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Powell moves out of range as Martin throws a body kick.
Powell ducks under a wild hook from Martin.
Powell lands with a thumping leg kick.
Martin misses with a left hand
and Powell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Powell lands a lovely overhand right.
Martin throws a right hand that misses
and Powell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Martin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Martin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Martin. That's going to slow Powell down.
Martin throws a leg kick but Powell moved away.
Powell now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Martin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Powell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Martin scores with a leg kick.
Martin throws a lazy uppercut
and Powell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for Powell.
Martin scores with a jab.
Powell misses with a left hand
and Martin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Powell works Martin's body with a nice hook.
Martin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Powell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Martin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Powell takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Powell jabs at Martin's body.
Martin thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little jabbing left from Powell on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Powell misses with a straight right.
Martin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Martin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Powell has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Powell and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Powell missing with a left hand there. Martin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Martin seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Martin missing with a left hand there. Powell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Powell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A slow jab from Powell misses its intended target.
Powell misses with a body kick.
As Powell tries to get set, Martin tries to push him back and clinch up but Powell manages to avoid the attempt.
Martin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Powell.
Powell just misses with a punch to the body.
Martin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Powell.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kemar Powell 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.
Martin looks for the body kick but Powell saw that one coming.
Powell jabs at Martin's body.
Powell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Martin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Powell. Martin shrugs it off though.
Martin misses with a hook
and Powell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kemar Powell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martin tries to clinch
and Powell counters with a nice uppercut.
Martin throws a body kick that misses
and Powell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Powell moves away from the strike by Martin.
Powell lands a front kick.
Martin pushes Powell up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Powell misses with some punches.
Martin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Powell lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell misses with some punches.
Martin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Powell backwards.
Powell lands with a short shot to the head.
Powell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Powell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Martin backwards.
Martin is trying to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Powell fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Powell.
Martin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martin prevents a body shot from Powell.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Powell.
Martin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Powell misses with the head strike.
Powell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martin tries a body shot but Powell blocks it.
Martin blocking some punches.
Martin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Powell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martin lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martin takes a shot to the head.
Powell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Powell has a couple of punches blocked by Martin.
A nice left hand lands by Martin.
Powell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Martin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Powell.
Powell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Martin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Martin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Powell's elbow.
Martin lands with a left to the head.
Martin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Martin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Powell throws a punch but it's blocked by Martin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martin.
Powell misses with a punch to the body.
Powell tries to throw a body punch but Martin avoids it by throwing Powell back against the cage.
Martin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Powell.
Martin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Powell misses with a punch on the inside.
Martin throws a head punch that misses.
Martin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Powell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Martin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Powell's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Powell.
Powell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Martin blocks a body shot from Powell.
Martin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Martin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Powell misses with a body punch.
Powell prevents a body shot from Martin.
Martin tries to stall but Powell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Martin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Martin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Powell is keeping busy.
Martin cracks Powell with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Powell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Martin.
Martin blocks an uppercut.
Powell scores with a shoulder strike.
Martin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Powell's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Powell fails to land.
Martin digs a right hand into Powell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Powell's gas tank.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martin misses with a body punch.
Powell throws a head punch that misses.
Martin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Powell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martin blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Powell.
Martin blocking some punches.
Martin throws a punch but it's blocked by Powell.
Martin misses with a punch to the body.
Martin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Martin tries to work over Powell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kemar Powell will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Martin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Martin throws the left hand but Powell avoids the punch easily.
Powell slips a straight right by Martin.
Powell swinging wildly here.
Powell lands a lovely overhand right.
A nice leg kick from Martin, right into the meat of the thigh.
Martin swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Powell counter with a right hand.
Powell connects with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Powell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Powell cracks Martin with a good jab.
Powell keeps Martin at a distance using the push kick.
Powell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Martin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin misses with a lunging right hand
and Powell counters with a nice uppercut.
Powell scores with a jab to the head.
Jab, jab by Powell - just one landing.
Good leg kick by Martin.
Martin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Powell throws an off balance right hand
and Martin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Martin misses with a hook
enabling Powell to counter with a crisp jab.
Powell throws a hook but Martin blocks it.
Martin throws an off balance right hand
and Powell finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Powell misses with a right hand
and Martin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Martin connects with a body shot that sends Powell's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martin misses with a left hand
and Powell counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Powell.
Martin misses with a lunging right hand
and Powell counters with a low kick, right behind Martin 's knee.
Martin is looking to land body kicks.
Martin swings widly with a right hand
and Powell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Powell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Powell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Powell slips a jab and a cross from Martin.
Powell throws a hook to the side of Martin's head but Martin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martin throws out a loose jab but Powell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Powell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Powell defending well as Martin loads up on a big left hand.
Martin scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin misses with a leg kick
enabling Powell to counter with a crisp jab.
A slapping body kick lands there for Martin.
Martin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Powell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Martin throws a right hand that misses
and Powell counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Powell.
Martin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Powell counters with a one-two to the body.
Powell ducks under a wild hook from Martin.
Powell appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Powell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martin manages to avoid it.
Powell on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Martin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Powell throws out the jab.
Martin throws a right hand that misses
and Powell counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martin takes a jab right on the kisser.
A solid leg kick lands there for Powell.
Powell tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Martin is able to avoid easily.
Powell throws a right hand that misses
enabling Martin to counter with a crisp jab.
Martin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Powell.
Martin will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Martin swings widly with a right hand
and Powell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Powell throws a leg kick but Martin checks it.
Martin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Martin throws a shot from downtown. Powell moves away and avoids it.
Powell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martin.
Martin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Swole Ricky Martin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Powell throws a solid leg kick but Martin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Powell.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kemar Powell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Powell 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kemar Powell!
A relieved looking Kemar Powell thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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