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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anthony Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Martinez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch up but Martinez circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martinez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martinez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Martinez lands in his opponent's guard.
Martinez throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Martinez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Martinez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Martinez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Martinez throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Martinez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Martinez is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
Martinez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Martinez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Martinez stops Silva from standing up.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Martinez is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Martinez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva wants to stand up but Martinez is controlling him.
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.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Martinez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Martinez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Martinez.
Martinez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Martinez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Martinez 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.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Martinez circles away.
Silva throws a series of punches but Martinez avoids them all with ease.
Silva tries to clinch up but Martinez circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Martinez circles away.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch there but Martinez circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martinez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anderson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Martinez circles away.
Martinez keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Anderson Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martinez scores a takedown into full mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Martinez there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Martinez thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Martinez throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Martinez throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Martinez misses with a head shot.
Martinez looking to finish with strikes here!
Martinez misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Martinez tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Silva wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Martinez.
Martinez punching from mount but Silva doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Martinez unloads with some shots from mount but Silva bucks and avoids them well.
Silva wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Martinez.
Martinez thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Martinez unloads with some shots from mount but Silva bucks and avoids them well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Martinez dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Silva tries to clinch there but Martinez circles away.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Martinez circles away.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Martinez circles away.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Martinez pushes him off.
Martinez misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice shot lands for Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva tries to clinch up but Martinez circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva tries to clinch but Martinez moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva gets caught flat footed, as Martinez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Martinez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Martinez is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
Martinez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Martinez is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
Martinez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Martinez thows a big elbow that misses.
Martinez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Martinez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez won't allow Silva to get back to his feet.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Martinez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Martinez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Martinez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Martinez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Martinez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva is looking to stand up but Martinez isn't so interested in that idea.
Anderson Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Martinez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Martinez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Martinez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Martinez!
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RATING
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