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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Javier Martinez (ranked 245 p4p, 1869 weight class) and Allejo Madera (ranked 36 p4p, 233 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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Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power |
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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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 55 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Allejo Madera!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez clinches up against the cage.
Martinez lands an elbow just above Madera 's eye.
Madera drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Martinez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Madera's defenses.
Madera tries for a takedown but Martinez manages to get underhooks.
Martinez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Allejo Madera has been cut.
Martinez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Martinez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Madera drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Martinez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Javier Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Allejo Madera.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez throws an elbow that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Martinez.
Martinez lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madera tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Madera avoids a wild elbow strike from Martinez.
Martinez lands a damaging elbow.
Martinez pushes off an throws an elbow but Madera leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Martinez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Madera tries to pull guard but Martinez holds him up against the cage and eventually Madera drops back down to his feet.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Martinez.
Madera blocks an elbow strike from Martinez.
Martinez stalls.
Martinez effectively controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madera breaks from the clinch.
Madera scores with a head kick.
Martinez instigates a clinch.
Martinez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Madera's defenses.
Martinez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Madera drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Madera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Martinez jabs Madera to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Martinez scores with a jab. Madera acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Martinez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Madera in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madera has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Madera there as he acknowledges the shot.
Martinez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Martinez swats away the attempt to clinch by Madera.
Martinez gets a clinch.
Martinez stalling.
Madera jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Martinez walks away with a smile on his face. Madera gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Martinez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Madera darts in trying to clinch
and Martinez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madera tries to clinch there but Martinez circles away.
Martinez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Martinez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Madera fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Martinez lands a nice elbow.
Madera takes an elbow to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez lands an elbow inside that Madera shrugs off.
Madera tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Martinez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Madera avoids the elbow strike from Martinez, against the cage.
Martinez slowing the pace effectively.
Madera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martinez's elbow.
Nice elbow from Martinez.
Madera swings wildly with an uppercut but Martinez uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Martinez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Allejo Madera's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Madera tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Martinez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Martinez moves into the clinch successfully.
Madera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Madera tries to pull guard but Martinez won't allow it.
Martinez gets underhooks to prevent Madera's takedown attempt.
Madera avoids a wild elbow strike from Martinez.
Martinez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Madera up against the cage.
Martinez pushes off an throws an elbow but Madera leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Martinez here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez effectively controlling the action here.
Martinez lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Martinez lands a damaging elbow.
That has opened up Allejo Madera's cut even more.
Martinez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Madera is trying to pull guard but Martinez has him pressed against the cage.
Javier Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Allejo Madera.
Madera is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Martinez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Martinez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've been informed that Madera has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Martinez gets underhooks to prevent Madera's takedown attempt.
Martinez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Madera's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez lands a damaging elbow.
Martinez is pushing Madera up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Madera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Madera lands with a nice body kick.
Martinez pushes Madera up against the cage in a clinch.
Martinez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Martinez leaning against his opponent.
A body shot lands from Martinez.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Martinez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Martinez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madera is trying to pull guard but Martinez has him pressed against the cage.
Madera goes for a takedown attempt but Martinez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Martinez instigates a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Martinez.
Martinez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Martinez.
Madera tries to stall but Martinez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Madera changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Martinez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Javier Martinez is winning the standup battle so far.
Madera throws a lazy head kick
and Martinez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No luck for Madera with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madera gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Martinez to counter with a crisp jab.
Madera misses with a jab, cross combination.
Allejo Madera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A leg kick checked by Martinez.
Martinez is looking to counter punch.
Martinez drives through and clinches with Madera against the cage.
Martinez lands a nice elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice elbow from Martinez.
The cut above Allejo Madera's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Madera letting Martinez take a breather here.
Madera takes an elbow to the temple.
Madera breaks from the clinch.
Madera throws a chopping leg kick but Martinez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Madera misses with a head kick.
Martinez darts in and clinches Madera up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Martinez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Allejo Madera's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Martinez connects with a single shot there.
Madera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Martinez clinches up against the cage.
Madera blocks the elbow strike.
Martinez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Martinez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Madera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Madera misses the shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Martinez.
Martinez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Madera can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez instigates a clinch.
Madera is trying to pull guard but Martinez has him pressed against the cage.
Come on Martinez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Madera is working for takedown but Martinez is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Martinez lands a shot to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Martinez.
Martinez leaning his opponent against the cage.
Madera manages to break the clinch.
Martinez swats away the attempt to clinch by Madera.
Martinez pushes Madera up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Madera takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Madera tries to pull guard but Martinez won't allow it.
Javier Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Allejo Madera.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Martinez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Martinez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Madera up against the cage.
Martinez has Madera pressed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Javier Martinez.
Madera moves in looking to clinch but Martinez pushes him off.
Martinez takes the fight into the clinch.
Martinez lands an elbow just above Madera 's eye.
Martinez lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Martinez gets underhooks to prevent Madera's takedown attempt.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Martinez digs a right hand into Madera's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Madera's gas tank.
Madera wants a takedown.
Madera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martinez avoids the head kick by Madera.
Martinez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Allejo Madera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
It looks like Martinez has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Madera throws a body kick that misses
and Martinez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Martinez has Madera up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Martinez stops a takedown attempt from Madera.
Martinez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Allejo Madera's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Martinez controlling the action here for a moment.
Madera is working for takedown but Martinez is calmly controlling the position for now.
Martinez lands a body shot.
Martinez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Allejo Madera's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Javier Martinez!
After winning the bout, Javier Martinez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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