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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Javier Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Bambrough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez comes to the cage accompanied by ACDC - Are You Ready? . Bambrough is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rock You Like A Hurricane. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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250 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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186 cm
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263 lbs
20 - 9 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Martinez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Bambrough!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, David Schapiro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bambrough tries to clinch but Martinez moves away
and Martinez counters with a shoot takedown. Bambrough fights it but they end up in guard.
Martinez scoring with some ground and pound.
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.
Bambrough wants to stand and escape but Martinez is having none of it.
Martinez advances position into side control!
Martinez tries to advance to mount but can't.
Martinez is working hard here to advance position.
Martinez postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Martinez.
Martinez taking a break here but Bambrough is having none of it and regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martinez throwing shots but Bambrough is blocking nicely.
Bambrough avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Martinez.
Martinez stalling away here and it's allowed Bambrough to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Martinez lands a couple of digs.
Martinez passes into half guard.
Martinez wants to free his trapped foot but Bambrough is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez misses with a head shot. Bambrough uses the momentum to regain guard.
Bambrough keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
Martinez looking to pass the guard.
Martinez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Martinez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is pushing down on Bambrough's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bambrough is fighting to maintain full guard but Martinez has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bambrough pushes Martinez off looking to stand but Martinez dives back in and keeps control.
Martinez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Martinez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Martinez is pressing down on Bambrough's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bambrough is holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bambrough defending well though.
Martinez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bambrough is not content to let Martinez control the position.
Martinez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Martinez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Martinez trying to pass the guard but Bambrough defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Javier 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.
Martinez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bambrough takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bambrough throws a lazy uppercut
and Martinez counters with a shoot takedown. Bambrough fights it but they end up in guard.
Martinez lands a couple of digs.
Martinez tries to free his leg and advance position but Bambrough is retaining full guard.
Bambrough utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Martinez thows a big elbow that misses.
Bambrough utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Martinez thows a big elbow that misses.
Martinez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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.
Martinez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bambrough is keeping the position for now.
Martinez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Martinez throws a strike but Bambrough rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bambrough has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Martinez is proving hard to escape from.
That's two 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 is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Martinez trying to advance position but Bambrough counters by regaining guard.
Martinez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Martinez looking to sit in guard and control but Bambrough gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Martinez pulls Bambrough in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bambrough wants to get up but he can't break Martinez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bambrough is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Martinez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Javier Martinez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bambrough wants to stand but Martinez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bambrough throws a right hand that misses
and Martinez counters with a shoot takedown. Bambrough fights it but they end up in guard.
Martinez looking to sit in guard and control but Bambrough gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Martinez has a closed guard, preventing Bambrough from standing up.
Martinez is adopting a defensive guard.
Bambrough has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Martinez is proving hard to escape from.
Bambrough wants to stand and escape but instead Martinez has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Martinez dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bambrough rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Martinez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Martinez trying to pass the guard but Bambrough defending well.
Martinez working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Bambrough's thigh. Bambrough counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Martinez trying to control but Bambrough is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez is looking to work some ground and pound but Bambrough has wrist control.
Martinez tries to free his leg and advance position but Bambrough is retaining full guard.
Martinez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Martinez looking to pass the guard.
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.
Bambrough is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Martinez tries to free his leg and advance position but Bambrough is retaining full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Martinez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Martinez wants to pass the guard but Bambrough is keeping the position.
Martinez looking to sit in guard and control but Bambrough gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Martinez's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Bambrough would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Martinez is adopting a defensive guard.
Bambrough wants to stand but Martinez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
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.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Javier Martinez just wasn't active enough.
Bambrough tests Martinez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bambrough tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dan Bambrough is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice takedown defense from Bambrough. No joy for Martinez on that attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bambrough lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Martinez cracks Bambrough with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Martinez clearly takes 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.
Bambrough throws a right hand that misses
and Martinez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bambrough won't be happy with that.
Martinez throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Martinez is trying to ground and pound but Bambrough uses the momentary lack of control by Martinez to regain half guard.
Bambrough won't allow Martinez to pass to mount.
Martinez is trying to control the action in half guard but Bambrough is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Martinez is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Bambrough!
Poor strikes thrown by Martinez there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Martinez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
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 one minute gone in the round.
Bambrough is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Martinez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Martinez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Martinez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bambrough wants to get back to his feet.
Bambrough is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Martinez lands with some strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez scoring with strikes but Bambrough is staying in there.
Bambrough is rocked!
Martinez lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Bambrough! Martinez sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Bambrough and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Javier Martinez!
Javier Martinez retains his heavyweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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