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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Reino Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reino Franklin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Red Belt
Basic striking
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reino Franklin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hugo Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Franklin dodges the punch combination from Martinez.
Martinez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Franklin tries to clinch up.
Franklin fails to land with a series of punches.
Franklin misses with a straight right.
Franklin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Franklin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Franklin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Martinez has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Franklin's lack of action.
Martinez is looking for a sweep. Franklin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Franklin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Martinez defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Martinez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Franklin.
Franklin is working for a kimura but Martinez is defending it quite comfortably.
Franklin trying to control the action but Martinez is working from the bottom.
Franklin really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Franklin is trying to work for a kimura but Martinez is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez wants to control but Franklin passes into side.
Martinez is looking for a sweep.
Franklin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Martinez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Franklin tries to advance to mount but Martinez denies him.
Martinez dodges the ground and pound from Franklin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez manages to get back to half guard.
Franklin seems to be working for a kimura but Martinez defends the submission attempt.
Franklin is working for a kimura but Martinez is defending it quite comfortably.
Franklin is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Martinez is just riding it out for now. Franklin eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Martinez is just riding it out for now. Franklin eventually gives up the hold.
Martinez wants to control but Franklin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Franklin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Martinez's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reino Franklin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Martinez misses with a wild combination.
Franklin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Martinez throws a body punch but Franklin moves out of range.
Martinez throws a shot from downtown. Franklin moves away and avoids it.
Franklin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martinez.
Franklin wants to clinch up but Martinez keeps it at a distance.
Franklin slips under a jab from Martinez.
Martinez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Martinez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Martinez scores with a jab to the head.
Martinez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Franklin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martinez was well out of range. Poor timing from Franklin.
Franklin looks to score with a jab to the body but Martinez is just out of range.
Franklin takes a swing at Martinez's ribcage but misses.
Franklin walks into a stiff left hand from Martinez.
Martinez slips under a jab.
Martinez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez throws an overhand right that lands on Franklin's shoulder, as Franklin tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Martinez.
Franklin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Martinez.
Martinez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Franklin throws a front kick aimed at Martinez's knee but Martinez avoids it well.
Franklin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Franklin moves out of range of the strikes.
Martinez throws a nice looking combination but Franklin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Martinez tests Franklin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hugo Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franklin moves away from the strike by Martinez.
Martinez throws a right and a left that Franklin avoids nicely.
Hugo Martinez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martinez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Franklin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Martinez throws a hook but Franklin avoids it easily.
Martinez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nice body punch from Martinez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
A swing and a miss from Franklin.
The fighters circling - Franklin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Martinez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Martinez 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.
A slow jab from Martinez misses its intended target.
Franklin throws a hook but Martinez blocks it.
Hugo Martinez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Franklin moves out of range as Martinez strikes.
Franklin slips under a jab.
Franklin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Martinez.
A jab from Martinez does it's job there.
Martinez throws a big shot that misses.
Franklin misses with a body shot.
Hugo Martinez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martinez scores with a decent looking hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Franklin. Martinez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Franklin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Martinez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Franklin misses.
Some wild striking there from Martinez.
Martinez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Franklin.
Martinez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Martinez misses with a wild body shot.
Franklin misses with a straight right.
A jab lands there for Martinez.
Franklin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Martinez throws a hook but Franklin avoids it easily.
Martinez throws a series of punches but Franklin moves out of range.
Martinez misses with a straight left.
Franklin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martinez.
Martinez throws a right and a left that Franklin avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Franklin. Martinez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Franklin shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Franklin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Martinez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Franklin.
Martinez is defending against the submission attempts here by Franklin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Martinez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Franklin throws out a loose jab but Martinez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Franklin slips a jab and a cross from Martinez.
Martinez loads up on a big right hand but Franklin slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Martinez.
Martinez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martinez misses with a straight left.
Martinez avoids the body shot from Franklin.
Franklin throws a hook but Martinez blocks it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Martinez!
Franklin throws a body punch but Martinez moves out of range.
Franklin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Martinez.
Martinez slips under a jab from Franklin.
Franklin is looking to clinch but Martinez is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin drops his hands momentarily and Martinez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Martinez scores with a sloppy right hand. Franklin should have avoided that one.
Franklin throws a low kick but Martinez avoids it.
Martinez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Franklin.
Martinez lands with a nice combination. Franklin backs away looking to recover.
Franklin throws a leg kick but Martinez checks it.
Franklin misses with a hook.
Nice sprawl there from Martinez as Franklin shoots in.
Martinez digs a good hook to Franklin's body.
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!
Nice defenses there by Franklin.
Martinez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Franklin manages to avoid it.
Martinez tried to score with a low kick but Franklin checks it.
Martinez lands a jab to Franklin's midsection.
Martinez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martinez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Franklin tries to clinch but Martinez is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Martinez scores with a nice right hand.
Martinez fails to land with a series of punches.
Martinez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Martinez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A slow jab from Martinez misses its intended target.
Franklin slips under a jab.
Martinez misses with a wild combination.
Franklin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Martinez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Franklin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Franklin throws a hook but Martinez avoids it easily.
Franklin dodges the punch combination from Martinez.
Franklin thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throws a nice looking combination but Franklin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Franklin dodges the punch combination from Martinez.
Franklin slips a jab and a cross from Martinez.
Martinez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Franklin staying out of range there.
Martinez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Franklin.
Franklin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Franklin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Franklin throws a body punch but Martinez moves out of range.
Martinez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Martinez throws a combination. Franklin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Franklin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Franklin takes one on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin misses with a body shot.
Franklin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Franklin throws a looping overhand right but Martinez ducks down to avoid it.
Martinez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Franklin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martinez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martinez slips a straight right by Franklin.
Franklin looks to score with a jab to the body but Martinez is just out of range.
Martinez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Franklin. Franklin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Franklin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Martinez throws a nice looking combination but Franklin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martinez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Franklin under the eye.
Franklin has managed to clinch.
Franklin tries a body shot but Martinez blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hugo Martinez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Martinez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugo Martinez!
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