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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny The Nanny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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217 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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214 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Manny The Nanny!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Manny The Nanny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Nanny is trying hard to land a takedown here. Martin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Martin lands a lovely overhand right.
The Nanny throws a hook but Martin avoids it easily.
Martin feints a jab promting The Nanny to slip. Martin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. The Nanny slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The Nanny uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martin.
The Nanny misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Martin counters with a straight right hand.
Martin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Martin cracks The Nanny with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The Nanny misses with a wild body shot.
The Nanny throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Martin counters with a nice uppercut.
The Nanny takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Martin misses with a body shot.
The Nanny looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The Nanny throws a right hand that misses
enabling Martin to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Nanny misses with a shot to the body
and Martin counters with a stiff right hand.
Martin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The Nanny looks gassed!
The Nanny shoots for a double leg takedown but Martin sprawls well. He's pushed The Nanny's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Michael Martin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny The Nanny.
Martin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Martin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice straight punches there by Martin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Martin.
Martin misses with a double jab.
Martin lands a jab.
Martin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The Nanny takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The Nanny throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Martin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Nanny throws a right hand that misses
and Martin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin stuns The Nanny with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Martin keeps The Nanny at a distance using the push kick.
Martin lands a nice shot to the body.
Michael Martin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martin connects with a body shot that sends The Nanny's belly button to the back.
The Nanny on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Martin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Martin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The Nanny takes a jab right on the kisser.
Martin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Martin there.
Martin lands a nice looking body shot.
The Nanny takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Martin jabs at The Nanny's body.
Martin scores with a hook to the body. The Nanny takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The Nanny on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Martin.
Martin feints and then cracks The Nanny's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow The Nanny down.
Martin thumps The Nanny with a low kick.
Martin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Martin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Martin scores with a nice head shot.
Martin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on The Nanny. That did some damage!
Martin scores with a leg kick.
Martin lands with an uppercut that bounces The Nanny off the cage and back into rage.
Martin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Nanny closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Martin lands a nice shot to the body.
The Nanny moves forwards but Martin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Donk. Martin catches The Nanny right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The Nanny walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The Nanny has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The Nanny rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Martin to counter with a crisp jab.
Martin lands a jab to The Nanny's midsection.
Martin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Martin connects with a single shot there.
Martin throws a nice inside leg kick.
The Nanny misses with a hook
and Martin counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Martin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The Nanny takes one on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martin with a hook.
Martin dips to his left and cracks The Nanny with an uppercut!
The Nanny needs to keep his hands up - Martin had a free shot at his head there.
The Nanny throws an off balance right hand
and Martin counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Martin 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.
The Nanny takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Martin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Martin just misses with a punch to the body.
The Nanny takes a kick to the side of the head.
The Nanny misses with a double jab
enabling Martin to counter with a crisp jab.
The Nanny takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Martin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Martin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Nanny can do to turn this around?
Martin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and The Nanny counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Martin scores with a jab to the body.
The Nanny is breathing heavily.
Martin throws a quick inside leg kick.
The Nanny on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The Nanny's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Martin lands a lovely overhand right.
Martin connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Martin.
Martin gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows The Nanny to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The Nanny trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Nanny wants to control from the top but Martin keeps moving.
Martin wants to sweep but no luck.
The Nanny trying to control but Martin is working from the bottom.
Martin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Nanny trying to control the position from guard on top but Martin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Manny The Nanny.
Martin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Nanny throws a series of punches but Martin moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Martin lands a nice hook to The Nanny's body. The Nanny takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Martin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and The Nanny counters with a stiff right hand.
The Nanny misses with a body shot.
The Nanny takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Nanny throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Martin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits The Nannys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The Nanny ducks under a wild hook from Martin.
The Nanny misses with the combination.
The Nanny swings widly with a right hand
and Martin counters with a nice uppercut.
Martin throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling The Nanny to counter with a crisp jab.
Martin misses the jab.
The Nanny throws a hook but Martin blocks it.
Martin connects with an inside leg kick.
The Nanny takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The Nanny has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Martin finds it's way round the side to connect with The Nanny's head.
Martin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and The Nanny is able to avoid easily.
The Nanny shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Martin pinned against the cage. Martin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a body punch but The Nanny moves out of range.
The Nanny dives in and grabs Martin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Martin pushes down on The Nanny's head and hops out.
A cross from Martin lands.
Martin jabs The Nanny right on the nose. The Nanny blinks but takes it well.
The Nanny misses with a left hand
and Martin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab from Martin.
Martin throws a shot to the body.
The Nanny changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Martin tries to avoid it but The Nanny manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Martin to the ground. Martin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Michael Martin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny The Nanny.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Nanny on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martin scores with a jab to the head.
Martin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to The Nanny's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Martin dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
The Nanny takes one on the button.
The Nanny misses with an uppercut
and Martin counters with a good, hard body kick but The Nanny shrugs it off.
Michael Martin is winning the standup battle so far.
Martin throws a shot to the body.
Martin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed The Nanny momentarily.
The Nanny has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Martin.
The Nanny misses with a body shot
and Martin counters with a left to the body.
The Nanny closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The Nanny takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Martin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Martin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Nanny.
The Nanny takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Martin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits The Nannys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Martin throws a leg kick which misses The Nanny's front leg but catches the back leg as The Nanny tries to avoid it.
Martin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The Nanny needs to keep his hands up - Martin had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The Nanny takes a jab right on the kisser.
The Nanny throws a lazy uppercut
and Martin counters with a nice low kick that buckles The Nanny's knee momentarily.
Martin jabs The Nanny to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The Nanny takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The Nanny with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Martin to score with a decent uppercut.
Martin lands a slapping body shot.
The Nanny takes one to the side of the head.
Martin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The Nanny throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Martin's waist but Martin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing The Nanny off to one side.
Martin thuds a left hand into The Nanny's body.
Martin lands a slapping body shot.
Martin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent The Nanny stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin connects with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martin throws a shot to the body.
Martin thuds a left hand into The Nanny's body.
Martin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Martin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Nanny moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Nanny takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Martin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits The Nannys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Martin thuds his right hand into The Nanny's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Martin's jab looks to have found its range, popping The Nanny under the eye.
The Nanny needs to keep his hands up - Martin had a free shot at his head there.
Nice sprawl there from Martin as The Nanny shoots in.
Martin scores with a leg kick.
Martin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping The Nanny at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. The Nanny looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Martin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice shot by Martin.
Martin tests The Nanny's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The Nanny tries for a takedown but Martin circles away easily
and Martin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Michael Martin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny The Nanny.
The Nanny has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Martin.
The Nanny shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Martin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Martin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent The Nanny stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Martin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Martin lands a nice hook to The Nanny's body. The Nanny takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Martin cracks a nice hook into The Nanny's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martin connects with a looping right hand.
Martin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Martin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The Nanny fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Martin avoids it really well and circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Martin.
Martin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Martin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Manny The Nanny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martin lands a jab to The Nanny's midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martin scores with a jab.
Martin cracks The Nanny with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Michael Martin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Martin with a jab.
Martin jabs The Nanny to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Martin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Martin, 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:25
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:25
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Martin!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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