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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Apachai Hopachai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Apachai Hopachai has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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155 lbs
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161 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Apachai Hopachai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Martin!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopachai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martin.
Hopachai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hopachai walks into a jab.
Hopachai takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hopachai blocks a head kick by Martin.
Martin sizes up Hopachai with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Martin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hopachai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Martin throws a head kick but Hopachai moves out of range.
Martin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Martin tries for a takedown but Hopachai sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Martin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hopachai clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hopachai blocking some punches.
Martin looking to throw knees to the head but Hopachai is blocking nicely.
Martin takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Mike Martin has been cut.
Martin can't find room to land a body shot as Hopachai controls the action.
Martin has a couple of punches blocked by Hopachai.
Hopachai lands an elbow inside.
Martin misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin struggles to land a body shot inside as Hopachai controls his hands.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hopachai.
Hopachai lands an elbow inside.
Martin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Martin breaks from the clinch.
Hopachai tries to clinch up but Martin circles away and keeps his distance.
Martin misses with a two punch combination.
Mike Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopachai tries to clinch up.
Martin fails to land the takedown.
Hopachai wants to clinch up but Martin keeps it at a distance.
Hopachai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hopachai blocks a head kick by Martin.
Hopachai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Martin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Apachai Hopachai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Martin.
Hopachai fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two 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.
Hopachai throws a sloppy head kick and Martin moves out of range easily.
Martin sizes up Hopachai with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Martin keeps the fight on the outside.
Hopachai tries to clinch but Martin is having none of it.
Hopachai moves in looking to clinch but Martin pushes him off.
Hopachai tries to clinch but Martin moves out of range.
Martin thuds his right hand into Hopachai's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hopachai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hopachai takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hopachai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martin misses with a series of wild punches.
Martin misses with a wild combination.
Martin connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hopachai sprawls well. Hopachai wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Martin gets slowly back to his feet.
Hopachai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hopachai pinned against the cage. Hopachai gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A telegraphed right hand from Martin misses the target.
Hopachai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hopachai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Martin.
Martin shoots in looking for a takedown. Hopachai tries to sprawl out of it but Martin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hopachai manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
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.
Martin throws a lazy head kick
and Hopachai counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nice elbow from Hopachai.
Hopachai lands a nice elbow.
Hopachai throws an elbow but it misses.
Hopachai lands a knee to the body.
Martin looks gassed!
Martin blocks the elbow strike.
Hopachai putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Martin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hopachai misses with an elbow strike.
Hopachai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Martin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Martin manages to break the clinch.
Hopachai takes one to the chin there.
Martin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martin looks for a takedown but Hopachai sprawls well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hopachai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hopachai.
Martin misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Martin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Martin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hopachai tries to clinch up but Martin circles away and keeps his distance.
Hopachai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hopachai stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mike Martin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hopachai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Martin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice body punch from Martin.
Martin swats away the attempt to clinch by Hopachai.
Hopachai fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice cross by Martin.
Hopachai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martin.
Martin throws a jab but it's blocked by Hopachai.
Martin throws the left hand but Hopachai avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hopachai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Martin loads up on a big right hand but Hopachai slips the punch.
Hopachai is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Martin lands with a shot to the body.
Martin throws a head kick but Hopachai moves out of range.
Martin scores with the left hand. Hopachai knows he should have avoided that one.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Martin is defended easily by Hopachai.
Martin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hopachai clinches up with Martin and pushes him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Martin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopachai scores with a knee to the head.
Martin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The fight stays on the outside here - Hopachai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Martin misses with a straight left.
Hopachai walks into a left hand.
Apachai Hopachai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Martin.
Martin throws a hook but Hopachai blocks it.
Hopachai is looking to clinch.
Mike Martin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martin lands a nice looking body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopachai swings away with a body shot that misses
and Martin counters with a takedown into side control.
Martin landing strikes.
Martin misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin lands some shots froms side control.
Hopachai knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Martin on the ground.
Martin working the head and body with strikes.
Martin working the body and head with strikes.
Hopachai taking a bit of punishment here - Martin scoring with strikes.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Martin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hopachai keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martin cracks Hopachai with a big right hand but Hopachai just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hopachai can't do much from the bottom here.
Martin cracks Hopachai with a big right hand but Hopachai just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopachai takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Martin lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hopachai down.
Martin creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hopachai sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hopachai is trying to get back to half guard.
Martin connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hopachai some visible discomfort.
Hopachai tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Martin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Martin avoids the attempt from Hopachai to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Martin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Martin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hopachai avoids the head kick by Martin.
Hopachai looks to clinch
and Martin counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hopachai is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hopachai closes the distance looking to clinch
and Martin counters with a one-two to the body.
Hopachai is rocked!
Martin grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Hopachai takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Martin cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mike Martin!
Mike Martin is the new lightweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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