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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mujo Ibrahimovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Martyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martyn is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Live For The Moment. Thomas Martyn acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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213 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mujo Ibrahimovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Martyn!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibrahimovic closes the distance and pushes Martyn back into the cage.
Ibrahimovic lands a nice knee to the body.
Martyn pulls guard.
Martyn is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ibrahimovic works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ibrahimovic stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Martyn to get to his feet.
Ibrahimovic misses the shot to the body.
Ibrahimovic has closed the distance and engaged Martyn in a clinch.
Martyn tries to work over Ibrahimovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martyn tries to score a body lock takedown but Ibrahimovic shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ibrahimovic lands a left hand.
Martyn breaks from the clinch.
Ibrahimovic closes the distance and clinches.
A short left from Ibrahimovic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic tries to break free but Martyn pushes him back against the cage.
Martyn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ibrahimovic.
A body shot lands from Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic tries to score a body lock takedown but Martyn shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ibrahimovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martyn closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ibrahimovic circles away.
Ibrahimovic displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Martyn.
Mujo Ibrahimovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Martyn.
Martyn looks gassed!
Ibrahimovic shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Martyn keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Martyn tries to hold on but Ibrahimovic postures up.
Ibrahimovic is going olschool here, as he tries to force Martyn to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Martyn shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martyn is squirming around, avoiding Ibrahimovic's attempts to control the action.
Martyn bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Martyn drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ibrahimovic dives on top into guard.
Martyn working for a triangle but Ibrahimovic defends it easily.
Martyn wants to hit a switch here but Ibrahimovic passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Martyn there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martyn is looking to improve his position but Ibrahimovic isn't that keen on the idea.
Ibrahimovic controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ibrahimovic tries to control but Martyn wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Martyn is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ibrahimovic controlling from mount.
Martyn working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mujo Ibrahimovic dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ibrahimovic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Martyn.
Martyn doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ibrahimovic counters with a shoot takedown. Martyn fights it but they end up in guard.
Ibrahimovic pushing down on Martyn's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ibrahimovic trying to control the action but Martyn is working from the bottom.
Martyn trying to control here.
Martyn moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ibrahimovic preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martyn manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ibrahimovic tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Martyn scoring with strikes but Ibrahimovic is staying in there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ibrahimovic defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Martyn.
Martyn can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ibrahimovic is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martyn cracks Ibrahimovic with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Martyn unloading with bombs!
Ibrahimovic is working to get back to half guard.
Martyn breaks from Ibrahimovic's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Martyn prevents Ibrahimovic from getting the reversal.
Martyn lands a nice shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martyn moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Ibrahimovic has worked his arm free - good work by Ibrahimovic!
Martyn lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Martyn tries for a kimura but Ibrahimovic is defending well.
Martyn is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ibrahimovic knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Martyn is trying to get an arm triangle but Ibrahimovic is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ibrahimovic manages to work his way to half guard, despite Martyn's best efforts.
Ibrahimovic might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ibrahimovic tries to kick Martyn off but Martyn keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Martyn is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Martyn seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ibrahimovic does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mujo Ibrahimovic will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ibrahimovic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ibrahimovic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Martyn tries to avoid it but Ibrahimovic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Martyn to the ground. Martyn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Martyn misses with a takedown
and Ibrahimovic counters with a nice double leg into side control. Martyn won't be happy with that.
You can see the frustration on Martyn's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Martyn is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ibrahimovic's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Martyn manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Martyn trying to strike off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ibrahimovic tries to stand but Martyn is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martyn striking off his back but it's not causing Ibrahimovic any problems.
Martyn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Martyn looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ibrahimovic passes into side control.
You can see the frustration on Martyn's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ibrahimovic clinches up against the cage.
Martyn wants a takedown.
Martyn tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ibrahimovic smiles and moves away.
Mujo Ibrahimovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Martyn.
Martyn gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ibrahimovic displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Martyn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ibrahimovic moves into the clinch.
The referee calls for Martyn to work.
Ibrahimovic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Martyn's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Martyn throws a head kick that misses.
Ibrahimovic misses with a low kick.
Martyn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ibrahimovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martyn tries to clinch up
and Ibrahimovic counters with a single leg into guard. Martyn didn't expect that.
Martyn has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ibrahimovic can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ibrahimovic stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martyn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic scores with a three punch combo!
Martyn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ibrahimovic but Ibrahimovic pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ibrahimovic works the jab nicely.
Ibrahimovic avoids the head kick by Martyn.
Ibrahimovic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ibrahimovic shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martyn trying to control from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mujo Ibrahimovic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ibrahimovic 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mujo Ibrahimovic!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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