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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between El Gigante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez has chosen Right or Wrong as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, El Gigante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andy Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Joseph Jones and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gigante throws a series of punches but Martinez avoids them all with ease.
Martinez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Gigante trying to keep a closed guard but Martinez is proving a slippery customer.
Gigante is really struggling to control Martinez but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Gigante avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gigante trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Gigante is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Martinez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gigante is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Martinez is controlling him.
Gigante on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gigante tries to get out of the position.
Gigante is trying to control the position but Martinez postures up.
Martinez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gigante trying to control the position.
Martinez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gigante is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gigante is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gigante looking to hit a scissor sweep but Martinez is one step ahead there.
Martinez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gigante knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Martinez on the ground.
Gigante will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Martinez cracks Gigante with a solid left hand.
Martinez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Martinez looks gassed!
Martinez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Martinez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gigante looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Martinez passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gigante trying to control here.
Martinez slips a nice elbow through Gigante's hands, connecting with Gigante's forehead.
Gigante is looking to control Martinez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gigante avoid being mounted?
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Martinez connects with a nice short shot to Gigante's temple.
Gigante throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Gigante tries to roll over but Martinez keeps him under control.
Martinez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gigante wants to get back to full guard.
Martinez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gigante wants to control but Martinez is keeping busy.
Martinez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gigante trying to control but Martinez postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Martinez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gigante.
Gigante shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gigante throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
It looks like Gigante is going to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez kicks off Gigante and gets to his feet.
Gigante shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Martinez counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gigante!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martinez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Gigante is in a horrible position here. Martinez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gigante tries to hold on but Martinez postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martinez raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Martinez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gigante scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gigante shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Martinez as he avoids it easily.
Martinez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gigante to the mat! Gigante manages to get full guard.
Martinez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gigante working a defensive guard here.
Gigante will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gigante working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Martinez.
Gigante trying to keep a closed guard but Martinez is proving a slippery customer.
Martinez postures up in Gigante's guard and throws a big left but Gigante blocks it.
Martinez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martinez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez preventing the sweep.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Martinez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gigante trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gigante is fighting to break Martinez's control of his arms but Martinez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Martinez keeping full guard, as Gigante tries to pass.
Martinez looking for a sweep. Not yet Martinez, not yet.
Martinez wants to get back to his feet but Gigante is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gigante preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gigante postures up.
Martinez wants to stand and escape but Gigante is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gigante with a poor takedown
and Martinez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Martinez winds up and cracks Gigante with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gigante wants to get back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Martinez.
Martinez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gigante makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gigante.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martinez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Martinez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez postures up in Gigante's guard and throws a big left but Gigante blocks it.
Martinez is looking to work some ground and pound but Gigante has wrist control.
Martinez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gigante looking to control.
Martinez passes Gigante's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Martinez lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Martinez there.
Gigante has hold of Martinez's hands but Martinez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Martinez winds up and cracks Gigante with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Martinez winds up and cracks Gigante with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Martinez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gigante taking some punishment here, with Martinez in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Martinez there.
Martinez winds up and cracks Gigante with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gigante is looking to improve his position.
Martinez is nestled in close to Gigante, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Martinez drops an elbow to the side of Gigante's head.
Gigante tries to get to full guard but Martinez has control of the leg.
Nice strikes from Martinez there.
Gigante is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Martinez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Martinez working Gigante over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Martinez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Gigante tries to clinch up.
Martinez keeps the fight on the outside.
Gigante is looking to clinch.
Gigante looks for a takedown but Martinez sprawls well.
Martinez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gigante.
Martinez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Martinez winds up and cracks Gigante with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Martinez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gigante is looking to escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez lands with a punch from half guard.
Gigante is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Martinez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gigante is looking for a sweep. Martinez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gigante has hold of Martinez's hands but Martinez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gigante is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Martinez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Martinez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Martinez working Gigante over with strikes.
Martinez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Martinez lands a nice short elbow.
Gigante wants to control but Martinez is keeping busy.
Martinez drops an elbow to the side of Gigante's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Gigante trying to hold on to Martinez's head to control him but Martinez postures up.
Martinez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Martinez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gigante has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Martinez is working away from the top position though.
Martinez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Martinez prevents Gigante from standing back up.
Gigante is looking to control Martinez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gigante avoid being mounted?
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Martinez connects with a nice short shot to Gigante's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Martinez prevents Gigante from improving his position.
Martinez slips a nice elbow through Gigante's hands, connecting with Gigante's forehead.
Martinez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Martinez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gigante wants to control but Martinez is keeping busy.
Gigante wants to get back to full guard.
That's four 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 looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gigante with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Martinez working over Gigante with some ground and pound. Gigante looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Martinez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Martinez connects with a nice short shot to Gigante's temple.
Martinez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Martinez connects with a nice short shot to Gigante's temple.
Andy Martinez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Martinez drops an elbow to the side of Gigante's head.
Martinez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nice strikes from Martinez there.
Martinez drops an elbow to the side of Gigante's head.
Martinez lands with a punch from half guard.
El Gigante has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andy Martinez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Martinez lands with a punch from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Martinez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Martinez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy Martinez!
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RATING
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