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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Charles Martel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jokke Mela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mela has chosen Da Rockwilder as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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145 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
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170 cm
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144 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Charles Martel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jokke Mela!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martel lands a right hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Martel.
Martel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Martel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Martel tries to land a leg kick but Mela saw it coming and moves away.
Martel misses with a wild body shot.
Martel clinches.
Martel misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Martel.
Mela manages to break the clinch.
Martel lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Martel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mela takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mela tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martel was well out of range. Poor timing from Mela.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martel throws a hook to the side of Mela's head but Mela sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martel throws a nice looking combination but Mela bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mela cracks a nice hook into Martel's ribs.
Martel pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mela is out of range and Martel settles back down.
Martel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mela sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Martel moves away from the strike by Mela.
Mela thows a left - swing and a miss!
Martel misses the shot to the body.
Martel throws a jab but it's blocked by Mela.
Martel digs a good hook to Mela's body.
Martel throws a series of punches but Mela avoids them all with ease.
Mela shoots in and drives through. Martel sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martel getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Martel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Martel tries to clinch up.
Martel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Martel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martel lands a nice shot that snaps Mela's head back.
Martel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Charles Martel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mela shoots in but no luck this time.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mela.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martel lands a jab to the head.
Nice uppercut there from Martel.
Mela blocks the body kick.
Mela takes a swing at Martel's ribcage but misses.
Martel throws a head kick that misses.
Mela throws a series of punches but Martel moves out of range.
Martel moves out of range of the strikes.
Martel cracks Mela with a good jab.
Martel is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mela rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Martel tries to close the distance and clinch but Mela swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mela moves away from the strike by Martel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Mela.
Martel doesn't manage to clinch there - Mela circles away.
Mela misses the shot to the body.
Martel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mela shoots in but no luck this time.
Charles Martel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jokke Mela.
Martel scores with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martel lands with a good body shot.
Mela throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martel throws a head kick but Mela moves out of range.
Martel slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Martel dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Martel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab from Martel misses.
Mela tries to score a power double leg takedown but Martel sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mela somewhat.
Martel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mela.
Mela misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Martel wants to slow Mela down by chopping away at his legs.
Martel connects with a nice looking jab.
Mela fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martel manages to avoid it.
Mela fails with the takedown.
Charles Martel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jokke Mela.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mela misses with a hook to the body
and Martel counters with a straight right hand.
Charles Martel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mela missing with a left hand there. Martel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Martel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mela looks to throw the jab but Martel is out of range.
Nice jab there from Mela.
Martel misses the shot to the body.
Mela darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Martel looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martel is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Mela wants to pass to mount but Martel is defending the position.
Martel trying to control here.
Martel wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles Martel has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Martel tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Martel takes a swing at Mela's ribcage but misses.
Mela shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Martel pinned against the cage. Martel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mela shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Martel sprawls well. Martel wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mela gets slowly back to his feet.
Charles Martel is winning the standup battle so far.
Mela throws out a loose jab but Martel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martel thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mela thows a body shot but no joy.
Mela avoids the body shot from Martel.
Martel lands a glancing blow to the side of Mela's head.
Mela shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Martel scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Mela manages to mount him!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martel is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jokke Mela will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mela.
Mela blocks the body kick.
Martel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Mela counter with a right hand.
Mela loads up on a big right hand but Martel slips the punch.
Martel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mela misses with a wild combination.
Mela ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martel moves away.
Martel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mela.
Martel lands with a straight right. Mela didn't see that one coming.
Martel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mela was well out of range. Poor timing from Martel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mela.
Mela tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Martel swivels and escapes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mela.
Charles Martel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jokke Mela.
Mela looks for a takedown but Martel sprawls well.
Mela takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mela throws out a loose jab but Martel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martel lands with a good body shot.
Mela shoots for a double leg takedown but Martel sprawls well. He's pushed Mela's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Martel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mela's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martel misses the shot to the body.
Mela shoots in looking for a takedown. Martel tries to sprawl out of it but Mela keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Martel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Martel connects with a solid leg kick.
Martel closes the distance and clinches.
Martel slows down the pace here.
Mela has Martel pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Martel manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mela blocks a body shot from Martel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martel lands a shot to the body.
Martel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Martel breaks from the clinch.
Mela blocks the body kick.
Mela takes a swing at Martel's ribcage but misses.
Mela dives in and grabs Martel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Martel pushes down on Mela's head and hops out.
Mela tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Martel punishes Mela's body with a nice straight punch.
A shot to the liver by Martel. Beautiful body shot.
Mela shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Martel but Martel pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Martel lands with an uppercut that bounces Mela off the cage and back into rage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mela 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.
Martel lands with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Martel.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martel. Mela does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mela keeps the fight on the outside.
Martel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Martel connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mela keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martel.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mela staying out of range there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Martel showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Martel 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Martel!
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energy
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hype
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