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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vedin Sirovica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sirovica has chosen last mohacian as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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215 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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191 cm
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212 lbs
13 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vedin Sirovica!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin works over Sirovica's head and body with a nice combination.
Martin fails to land with a series of punches.
Martin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sirovica manages to avoid it.
Martin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martin misses with a few strikes there.
Martin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A big left from Martin misses.
Martin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sirovica wants to slow Martin down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin swings for the body but Sirovica moves out of range.
Martin misses with an uppercut. Sirovica saw that one coming.
Vedin Sirovica is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Martin does no damage.
Sirovica avoids a kick to the body.
Martin throws the kick towards the body but Sirovica avoids it.
Martin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Martin takes a swing at Sirovica's ribcage but misses.
Martin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sirovica.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Martin misses the shot to the body.
Martin misses with a hook. Sirovica ducked under it nicely.
Sirovica takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Martin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Martin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sirovica is trying to defend but Martin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sirovica is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Martin pulls his head out easily.
Sirovica is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sirovica tries to roll over but Martin keeps him under control.
Martin is keen to just control but Sirovica is a slippery customer.
It looks like Martin is going to stand back up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Frank Martin just wasn't active enough.
Sirovica blocks a jab.
Martin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
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.
Martin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sirovica throws a jab when Martin was well out of range.
Martin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good work by Sirovica as he checks the leg kick.
Martin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Martin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Martin 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.
Martin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Martin drops Sirovica with a nice combination! Martin dives into Sirovica's guard, looking to finish!
Sirovica is rocked!
It looks like Vedin Sirovica has been cut.
Sirovica has his foot on Martin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Martin works his way back into a safe position though.
Sirovica wants to sweep here but Martin controlling him for the moment.
Martin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Martin trying to control the position from guard on top but Sirovica is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Frank Martin wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sirovica checks the leg kick.
A low kick from Martin misses
and Sirovica connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Martin fails with a takedown attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Martin. Those never looked like landing.
That's two 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.
Martin moves out of range as Sirovica strikes.
Frank Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sirovica counters with a stiff right hand.
Martin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sirovica counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sirovica is fending him off so far but Martin persists. Nope, Sirovica circles away and we're back to standing.
Sirovica doesn't manage to clinch there - Martin circles away.
Martin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sirovica tries to avoid it but Martin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sirovica to the ground. Sirovica escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Martin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin misses with a shot to the body
and Sirovica cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martin misses with a straight right.
Sirovica doesn't manage to clinch there - Martin circles away.
Martin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Martin misses with a looping left.
Martin tries to bum rush Sirovica with a series of wild strikes but Sirovica uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sirovica misses with a wild body shot.
Frank Martin is winning the standup battle so far.
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.
Martin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sirovica stuns Martin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Martin misses the body punch
and Sirovica counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Martin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sirovica counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Martin tries for a takedown but Sirovica circles away easily
and Sirovica counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sirovica throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vedin Sirovica showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vedin Sirovica's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sirovica keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sirovica keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sirovica counters with a leg kick.
Sirovica fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Martin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Martin. Those never looked like landing.
Martin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sirovica counters by moving into the clinch.
Sirovica lands an elbow inside that Martin shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirovica throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sirovica tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Martin blocks an elbow strike from Sirovica.
Sirovica throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martin blocks it with crossed arms.
Martin blocks the elbow strike.
Martin blocks an elbow strike.
Sirovica lands a left hand.
Sirovica throws an elbow that misses.
Sirovica lands a damaging elbow.
Martin blocks the elbow strike.
Martin is trying to break the clinch but Sirovica has him pressed against the cage.
Martin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sirovica misses with a knee strike.
Sirovica keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Martin's efforts to push away.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sirovica.
Sirovica looking to throw knees to the head but Martin is blocking nicely.
Sirovica throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martin blocks it with crossed arms.
Sirovica keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Martin's efforts to push away.
Martin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sirovica misses with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sirovica just misses with a elbow thrown towards Martin's brow.
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.
Sirovica lands a left hand that snaps the head of Martin backwards.
Sirovica takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head punch on the inside from Sirovica fails to land.
Sirovica throws an elbow but it misses.
Martin avoids the elbow strike from Sirovica, against the cage.
Martin blocks an elbow strike.
Martin is looking to break free of the clinch but Sirovica has double underhooks.
Martin blocks an elbow strike from Sirovica.
Martin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Martin breaks from the clinch.
A shot to the body from Martin misses
and Sirovica counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Sirovica enables Martin to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sirovica manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Martin wants to stand but Sirovica is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sirovica has his foot on Martin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Martin works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirovica looking to hit a scissor sweep but Martin is one step ahead there.
Martin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sirovica throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martin is working Sirovica over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Martin wants to control from the top but Sirovica keeps moving.
Martin won't allow Sirovica to sweep him here.
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.
Martin decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Martin shoots for a double leg takedown but Sirovica sprawls well. He's pushed Martin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Martin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sirovica was well out of range. Poor timing from Martin.
Sirovica ducks under a wild hook from Martin.
Sirovica looks to land a body kick but Martin moved away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Some wild striking there from Martin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Martin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Martin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Martin!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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