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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Aldo (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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143 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Martinez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aldo misses with a takedown
and Martinez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aldo throws a hook but Martinez avoids it easily.
A head kick by Aldo misses
and Martinez counters with a stiff right hand.
Aldo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aldo looks to clinch
letting Martinez counter with a right hand.
Aldo looks to clinch
enabling Martinez to counter with a crisp jab.
Martinez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A solid body kick from Martinez.
Jose Aldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aldo has his takedown stuffed
and Martinez makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Aldo really felt that one!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo misses with a takedown attempt
and Martinez counters with a solid body kick.
Carlos Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Aldo.
Aldo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Martinez counters with a big head kick but Aldo shrugs it off.
Aldo shoots and misses
and Martinez counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Aldo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Aldo has his takedown stuffed
and Martinez counters with a body kick that stops Aldo in his tracks momentarily.
Aldo looks gassed!
Martinez lands a big head kick that sends Aldo tumbling to the mat! Martinez takes a step backwards and waves Aldo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Aldo is rocked!
Martinez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Aldo is still on wobbly legs! Can Martinez finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martinez lands a big head kick that sends Aldo tumbling to the mat! Martinez takes a step backwards and waves Aldo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Martinez lands a front kick.
Martinez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Aldo seems to have recovered his senses.
Carlos Martinez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martinez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A thudding body kick lands there by Martinez!
Martinez lands with a nice body kick.
Nice body kick there by Martinez.
Aldo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Martinez.
Martinez cracks the inside of Aldo's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Martinez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Martinez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Martinez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Aldo misses with a leg kick
and Martinez counters with a good, hard body kick but Aldo shrugs it off.
Aldo wants to clinch but Martinez slips to the side
and Martinez counters with a nice kick to the body.
Martinez connects with a high kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Martinez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aldo's calf.
Martinez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aldo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Aldo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Martinez. Martinez obviously looking to wear him down.
Aldo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Martinez counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martinez throws a head kick that half lands.
Martinez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Martinez dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Aldo with a poor takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Aldo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Martinez feints and then cracks Aldo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aldo down.
Aldo closes the distance but Martinez moves to the side
and Martinez counters with a low kick, right behind Aldo 's knee.
Aldo misses with a takedown
and Martinez counters with an inside leg kick.
Martinez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aldo can do to turn this around?
Aldo is breathing heavily.
Martinez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aldo's calf.
Jose Aldo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martinez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Martinez counters with a good low kick that Aldo was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Martinez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Martinez counters with a head kick. That will keep Aldo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Martinez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Martinez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Martinez scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throws a leg kick which misses Aldo's front leg but catches the back leg as Aldo tries to avoid it.
Aldo has his takedown stuffed
and Martinez counters with a head kick. That will keep Aldo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Carlos Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Aldo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Martinez.
Nice body kick there by Martinez.
Carlos Martinez is winning the standup battle so far.
Martinez lands with a kick to the temple. Aldo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Aldo misses with a takedown
and Martinez counters with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez connects with a leg kick. Aldo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Martinez.
Aldo tries for a takedown but Martinez circles away easily
and Martinez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Aldo's knee momentarily.
Martinez scores with a head kick. Aldo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Martinez throws a leg kick which misses Aldo's front leg but catches the back leg as Aldo tries to avoid it.
Martinez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Aldo is trying desperately to land a takedown but Martinez is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Aldo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez scores with a leg kick.
A head kick from Martinez lands but Aldo takes it in his stride.
Martinez scores with a head kick. Aldo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Aldo wants to clinch but Martinez slips to the side
and Martinez counters with a nice leg kick.
Aldo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Martinez connects with a leg kick. Aldo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aldo darts in trying to clinch
and Martinez counters with a flying knee. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Martinez dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Aldo tries to clinch up
and Martinez counters with a good, hard body kick but Aldo shrugs it off.
Martinez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Martinez lands a front kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez lands a head kick. Aldo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Aldo fails with the takedown
and Martinez counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Aldo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez dodges the punch combination from Aldo.
Martinez lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Aldo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Martinez counters with a big head kick but Aldo shrugs it off.
Aldo has his takedown stuffed
and Martinez counters with a big head kick but Aldo shrugs it off.
Carlos Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Aldo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez lands with a kick to the temple. Aldo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Martinez feints and then cracks Aldo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aldo down.
Aldo fails with the takedown
and Martinez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Martinez throws a head kick that half lands.
Aldo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Martinez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Martinez throws a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo misses the shot to the body.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses
and Martinez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Martinez connects with a solid leg kick.
Aldo with a poor takedown
and Martinez counters with a body kick.
Aldo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Martinez counters with a big head kick but Aldo shrugs it off.
Aldo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Martinez.
Aldo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Martinez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Martinez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Martinez scores with a head kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Aldo might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Martinez has got the better of the exchanges.
Aldo tries to clinch but Martinez moves away
and Martinez counters with a head kick.
Carlos Martinez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Martinez throws a leg kick which misses Aldo's front leg but catches the back leg as Aldo tries to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Martinez.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Martinez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Martinez 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:24
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:24
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Martinez!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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