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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Pin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pin's entrance music is It's A Fight - Three 6 Mafia. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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190 cm
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215 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class 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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Pin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Martin!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Pin enables Martin to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Pin manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Pin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Martin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Martin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Martin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Martin trying to control the position from guard on top but Pin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pin keeping moving, preventing Martin from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Frank Martin.
A good leg kick by Martin.
Martin feints a jab promting Pin to slip. Martin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Good shot there by Martin.
Pin throws a wild body kick that Martin sees coming a mile off.
Martin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pin is trying to defend but Martin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Martin is taking a breather. Pin says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Martin trying to control the action but Pin is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Martin there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pin is staying active underneath Martin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Martin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Martin slips a nice elbow through Pin's hands, connecting with Pin's forehead.
Martin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pin defends it well.
Pin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Martin is thwarting Pin's attempts to control the position.
Martin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pin defending well though.
Martin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pin's head.
Pin is not content to let Martin control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Martin landing strikes from the mount.
Martin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pin wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Martin.
Martin controlling the pace for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martin 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Martin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Martin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pin.
Martin closes the distance and clinches up with Pin, looking for a takedown. Martin pushes Pin against the cage but Pin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Martin misses with a wild body shot.
Pin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Frank Martin has been cut.
Pin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martin blocks the body kick.
Martin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pin on the side of the head.
Pin tries to land a front kick but Martin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Martin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Randy Pin has been cut.
Martin pushes Pin up against the cage in a clinch.
Pin tries to throw a body punch but Martin avoids it by throwing Pin back against the cage.
Pin tries to break the clinch but Martin is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin misses with a body punch.
Martin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pin up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Martin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Martin has him pressed against the cage.
Martin is struggling to control the position.
Martin continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pin.
A short body shot lands from Martin as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pin struggles to land a body shot inside as Martin controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pin.
Pin has a couple of punches blocked by Martin.
Pin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Martin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pin can't find room to land a body shot as Martin controls the action.
Martin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pin.
Pin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Pin fails to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin scores with a shot to the side of Pin's head.
Pin misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pin misses with a punch on the inside.
Pin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pin is trying to break the clinch but Martin has him pressed against the cage.
Pin misses with a punch on the inside.
Martin lands a nice shot to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Martin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pin tries a body shot but Martin blocks it.
Pin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Martin backwards.
Pin is trying to break the clinch but Martin has him pressed against the cage.
Pin is trying to break the clinch but Martin has him pressed against the cage.
Pin can't find room to land a body shot as Martin controls the action.
Pin misses with some punches.
Martin prevents a body shot from Pin.
Martin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pin gets through Martin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Randy Pin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Martin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pin tries to work over Martin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martin tries to throw a body punch but Pin avoids it by throwing Martin back against the cage.
Pin misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Randy Pin will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. This is the final round!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Martin, as that shot connected.
Pin scores with a nice right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pin.
Martin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Frank Martin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Martin lands the left hand.
Pin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Martin will feel that in the morning.
Pin slips a jab and a cross from Martin.
Pin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Randy Pin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jab from Martin.
Pin throws a jab but it's blocked by Martin.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pin, right into the meat.
Pin throws a lazy head kick
and Martin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Martin trying to control but Pin is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Martin trying to control the position from guard on top but Pin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Martin is stalling in the full guard.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Frank Martin hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Martin throws an overhand right that lands on Pin's shoulder, as Pin tries to avoid the shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pin, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin lunges at Pin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pin's hand.
Pin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Martin avoids a kick to the body.
Randy Pin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Martin is working away from the top position though.
Martin is trying to control the action in half guard but Pin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Martin is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin looking to ground and pound but Pin is blocking nicely.
Martin trying to control but Pin is having none of it.
Frank Martin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Martin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Pin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pin tries to lock up and control but Martin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pin taking shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martin looking to finish with strikes here!
Martin breaks from Pin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pin is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martin throwing strikes here but Pin is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Martin in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Martin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Martin 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Martin!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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