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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Coco Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitaliy Kleva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Coco Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vitaliy Kleva!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kleva slaps away a takedown attempt from Martin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kleva manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Martin on his heels. He'll look to pass Martin's guard now, I'm sure.
Martin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kleva controls the pace.
Martin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kleva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Martin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kleva defends it easily.
Kleva's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kleva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Martin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kleva would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kleva controlling from the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Vitaliy Kleva was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kleva shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kleva is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kleva trying to pass the guard but Martin defending well.
Martin is looking to control Kleva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Martin avoid being mounted?
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kleva in particular looking to stall.
Let's hope that Kleva has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin trying to hold on to Kleva's head to control him but Kleva postures up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Martin tries to roll over but Kleva keeps him under control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Vitaliy Kleva was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kleva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Martin is breathing heavily.
Kleva fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Martin to the ground. Kleva is now in Martin's guard.
Kleva wants to pass the guard but Martin is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin is looking to sweep but instead, Kleva has passed into half guard.
Martin tries to kick Kleva off but Kleva keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kleva is working for a submission of some sort.
Martin is looking for a sweep. Kleva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitaliy Kleva dominated that round.
That's time! Martin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Martin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kleva counters with a takedown into side control.
Kleva controlling the position.
Kleva stands up.
A head kick by Martin misses
and Kleva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Martin trying to control the position but instead, Kleva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Martin into the cage.
Martin tries to break free but Kleva pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martin jumps guard but Kleva stands there with Martin around his waist. Martin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kleva is working Martin over against the cage.
Martin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Coco Martin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kleva continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Martin wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kleva pulls guard.
Kleva keeping full guard, as Martin tries to pass.
Kleva has his hands on Martin's head, controlling the position.
Kleva wants to sweep but no luck.
Kleva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Martin trying to control but Kleva is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin wants to get up but he can't break Kleva's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kleva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Martin is aware though and is defending well.
Martin trying to control the position from guard on top but Kleva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kleva working for a triangle but Martin defends it easily.
Kleva looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Martin puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kleva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Martin.
Martin seems to be working for a kimura but Kleva defends the submission attempt.
Martin tries to stand and escape but Kleva is controlling the position.
Kleva wants to get back to his feet.
Martin is looking to advance position but Kleva won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kleva is trying is best to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitaliy Kleva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Kleva shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kleva was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kleva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Martin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kleva content just to control the position here.
Kleva raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kleva looking to control and managing it successfully.
Martin taking shots to the head.
Kleva controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martin wants to hold on but Kleva pushes him away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martin is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kleva cracks Martin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Martin is trying desperately to improve position.
Kleva controlling the position easily from mount.
Martin wants to hold on but Kleva pushes him away.
The referee warns Martin that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kleva controlling the position easily from mount.
Kleva lands with some strikes.
Vitaliy Kleva has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kleva controlling from mount.
Martin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kleva controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Kleva looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kleva controlling the position easily from mount.
Martin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vitaliy Kleva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kleva has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vitaliy Kleva!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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