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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Bastarrachea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bastarrachea comes into the arena with Young Folks blaring out of the sound system. Michael Martin is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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216 lbs
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217 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Xavier Bastarrachea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Martin!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bastarrachea throws a good cross that connects.
Bastarrachea keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martin ducks under a wild hook from Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea thuds his right hand into Martin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Martin misses with a looping left.
Michael Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Martin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Martin misses with a right hand
and Bastarrachea counters with a low kick, right behind Martin 's knee.
A low kick from Bastarrachea is predictable there
and Martin counters with a two punch combo.
A low kick from Bastarrachea misses
enabling Martin to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bastarrachea with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Martin to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastarrachea throws a shot from downtown. Martin moves away and avoids it.
Martin misses with a wild body shot.
Martin checks a leg kick nicely.
Bastarrachea takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
An inside leg kick from Bastarrachea misses.
Bastarrachea throws a solid leg kick but Martin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea tries to clinch up but Martin circles away and keeps his distance.
Bastarrachea chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice straight punches there by Martin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Martin.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bastarrachea. That's going to slow Martin down.
Bastarrachea lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastarrachea throws a chopping leg kick but Martin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A left lands for Martin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bastarrachea scores with a punch to the head.
Martin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Martin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Martin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Martin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bastarrachea makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Martin throws a leg kick but Bastarrachea checks it.
No joy there for Martin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Martin throws a nice looking combination but Bastarrachea bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bastarrachea fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Martin checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin catches Bastarrachea with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bastarrachea throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Martin checks a leg kick.
Martin throws a head kick that misses
and Bastarrachea counters with an inside leg kick.
Bastarrachea tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bastarrachea throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bastarrachea throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Martin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea is looking to slow Martin down with leg kicks.
Bastarrachea throws a low kick but it's checked well by Martin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastarrachea thumps Martin with a low kick.
Martin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bastarrachea tries to clinch up but Martin circles away and keeps his distance.
Martin lands with a good body shot.
Martin works the jab nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd cheers as Martin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bastarrachea doesn't seem phased though.
Martin works the jab nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bastarrachea.
Martin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Martin misses with a lunging right hand
and Bastarrachea counters with a nice low kick that buckles Martin's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Xavier Bastarrachea will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Martin checks the leg kick.
Xavier Bastarrachea is winning the standup battle so far.
Bastarrachea throws a leg kick that is checked
and Martin counters with a left and a right that stings Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea throws out a leg kick but Martin moves out of range and Bastarrachea only half commits.
Martin keeps the fight on the outside.
Bastarrachea displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Martin throws out the jab.
Martin throws a poor cross that misses
and Bastarrachea counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bastarrachea gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Martin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bastarrachea.
Martin tried to score with a low kick but Bastarrachea checks it.
Martin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Martin throws a leg kick that misses.
Martin misses the shot to the body.
Martin misses with a head kick.
Bastarrachea scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A big right from Martin misses.
Bastarrachea tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bastarrachea misses with a low kick as Martin jumps back.
Bastarrachea looks to land a right hand but Martin moved out of range.
Martin throws a right hand that Bastarrachea ducks under and follows up with a left that Bastarrachea also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Martin swings for the body but Bastarrachea moves out of range.
Bastarrachea throws a low kick but it's checked well by Martin.
Bastarrachea motions for Martin to come forward. Bastarrachea throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Martin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Martin misses with an uppercut. Bastarrachea saw that one coming.
Bastarrachea moves out of range of the strikes.
Bastarrachea throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bastarrachea wants to slow Martin down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bastarrachea avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bastarrachea moves in looking to clinch but Martin pushes him off.
A jab from Martin does it's job there.
Bastarrachea throws a right hand that Martin ducks under and follows up with a left that Martin also avoids with ease.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea throws a sloppy head kick and Martin moves out of range easily.
Martin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bastarrachea circles away quickly and effectively.
A head kick misses from Martin.
Martin misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Martin checks a low kick from Bastarrachea.
Martin jabs Bastarrachea right on the nose. Bastarrachea blinks but takes it well.
Bastarrachea thows a leg kick but Martin checks it
and Martin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bastarrachea tries to close the distance and clinch but Martin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Martin looks to land a right hand but Bastarrachea moved out of range.
Martin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
An inside leg kick from Bastarrachea misses.
Martin cracks Bastarrachea with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bastarrachea tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martin misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Michael Martin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bastarrachea connects with a single shot there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martin. Bastarrachea does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martin throws an overhand right that lands on Bastarrachea's shoulder, as Bastarrachea tries to avoid the shot.
Martin with a jab.
Bastarrachea thows a leg kick but Martin checks it
and Martin counters with a two punch combo.
Donk. Martin catches Bastarrachea right on the button with a cross.
Bastarrachea misses with a leg kick
and Martin finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bastarrachea missing with a left hand there. Martin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Martin throws a one two combo.
Bastarrachea tries to clinch up but Martin circles away and keeps his distance.
Martin scores with the left hand. Bastarrachea knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin misses with a wild body shot.
Bastarrachea misses with a head kick.
Bastarrachea connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bastarrachea looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Martin blocks a jab.
Bastarrachea moves away from the strike by Martin.
Bastarrachea misses with an uppercut. Martin saw that one coming.
Bastarrachea sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bastarrachea throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Martin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bastarrachea lands a leg kick that knocks Martin off balance momentarily.
Bastarrachea connects with an inside leg kick.
A big right from Martin misses.
Martin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea lands a nice leg kick that just misses Martin's sensitive parts.
Martin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bastarrachea connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bastarrachea throws a leg kick but Martin checks it.
Bastarrachea throws a leg kick but Martin checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastarrachea connects with a right hand. Martin shakes it off.
Bastarrachea lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bastarrachea will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Martin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Martin.
Martin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bastarrachea lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bastarrachea throws a front kick aimed at Martin's knee but Martin avoids it well.
Bastarrachea keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martin.
Martin misses with a hook. Bastarrachea ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastarrachea throws a leg kick
and Martin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bastarrachea fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bastarrachea avoids the body shot from Martin.
Bastarrachea lands a really nice looking cross but Martin seems unphased.
Martin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bastarrachea moves away.
Jab, jab by Martin - just one landing.
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!
Martin digs a good hook to Bastarrachea's body.
Martin keeps the fight on the outside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martin slips a jab from Bastarrachea.
Martin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Xavier Bastarrachea.
Well Bastarrachea has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavier Bastarrachea!
After winning the bout, Xavier Bastarrachea thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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