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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ilkka Kanerva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kanerva is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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280 lbs
20 - 5 - 0 |
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179 cm
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175 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ilkka Kanerva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josh Martin!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Russell Pearce and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Martin.
Kanerva is breathing heavily.
Martin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Martin or perhaps it was just good defense by Kanerva which made him look bad.
Kanerva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kanerva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Martin misses with a takedown attempt - Kanerva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ilkka Kanerva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Martin.
Kanerva throws a body punch but Martin moves out of range.
Martin doesn't manage to clinch there - Kanerva circles away.
Martin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kanerva.
Martin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kanerva as he avoids it easily.
Martin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kanerva manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Martin looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kanerva keeping moving, preventing Martin from controlling successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Josh Martin hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Kanerva misses with a looping left.
Kanerva throws a head kick that misses.
Martin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kanerva pinned against the cage. Kanerva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kanerva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kanerva stuffs the takedown.
Martin feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kanerva keeping moving, preventing Martin from controlling successfully.
Martin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kanerva is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanerva keeping moving, preventing Martin from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Josh Martin was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Martin shoots for a takedown but Kanerva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kanerva misses the shot to the body.
Martin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kanerva blocks a head kick by Martin.
Martin blocks a head kick by Kanerva.
Nice takedown defense from Kanerva. No joy for Martin on that attempt.
Martin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kanerva misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a sloppy head kick and Kanerva moves out of range easily.
Martin tries to clinch but Kanerva moves out of range.
Kanerva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ilkka Kanerva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kanerva stuffs the takedown attempt from Martin. Martin gets slowly back to his feet.
Martin blocks the body kick.
Martin fails with a takedown attempt.
Martin tries for a takedown but Kanerva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kanerva is looking to wear down Martin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martin closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kanerva's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Martin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kanerva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Martin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kanerva takes a swing at Martin's ribcage but misses.
Josh Martin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Martin misses with a takedown
and Kanerva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Martin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kanerva checks a leg kick.
Martin tries to clinch but Kanerva moves out of range.
Martin tries to clinch but Kanerva moves out of range.
Martin moves in looking to clinch but Kanerva pushes him off.
Martin tries to bum rush Kanerva with a series of wild strikes but Kanerva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kanerva swats away the attempt to clinch by Martin.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanerva connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kanerva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martin moves away.
Ilkka Kanerva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin fails with the takedown.
Ilkka Kanerva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Martin.
Kanerva misses with a straight left.
Martin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kanerva but Kanerva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kanerva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Martin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Martin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kanerva.
Kanerva leaves Martin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Martin moves away from the strike by Kanerva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin tries to clinch there but Kanerva circles away.
Kanerva avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Martin tries to close the distance and clinch but Kanerva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Martin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kanerva throws out the jab.
Kanerva digs a good body shot into Martin's ribs.
Kanerva avoids a kick to the body.
Martin fails to land the takedown.
Martin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kanerva avoids it really well and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin tries to clinch but Kanerva is having none of it.
A jab from Kanerva finds it's way through Martin's defenses.
Kanerva throws a chopping leg kick but Martin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Martin misses with a takedown attempt - Kanerva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Martin closes the distance and clinches up with Kanerva, looking for a takedown. Martin pushes Kanerva against the cage but Kanerva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Martin misses with a body kick.
Martin tries to clinch up.
Kanerva swats away the attempt to clinch by Martin.
Kanerva leaves Martin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Josh Martin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin gets the takedown into side control.
Martin laying and praying for a moment but Kanerva takes advantage and regains half guard.
Kanerva wants to control but Martin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kanerva is defending against the submission attempts here by Martin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Martin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Martin tries to close the distance and clinch but Kanerva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Martin. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Martin has a takedown stuffed.
Martin has his takedown stuffed
and Kanerva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Martin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kanerva sprawls well. Kanerva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Martin gets slowly back to his feet.
Ilkka Kanerva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Martin.
Kanerva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Martin's head.
Martin misses with a head kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanerva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A lazy body kick from Martin
and Kanerva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Martin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kanerva as he avoids it easily.
Kanerva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Martin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Martin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Kanerva counter with a right hand.
Kanerva throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A big left from Kanerva misses.
Martin throws a head kick that misses.
Martin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kanerva circles away.
Martin fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kanerva. That one must have hurt.
Martin shoots in looking for a takedown. Kanerva tries to sprawl out of it but Martin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kanerva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Martin tries for a takedown but Kanerva circles away easily
and Kanerva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Martin moves in looking to clinch but Kanerva pushes him off.
Nice sprawl there from Kanerva as Martin shoots in.
Martin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kanerva throws a head kick but Martin moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Martin or perhaps it was just good defense by Kanerva which made him look bad.
Kanerva jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kanerva wants to slow Martin down by chopping away at his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanerva swats away the attempt to clinch by Martin.
Martin doesn't manage to clinch there - Kanerva circles away.
Kanerva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Martin.
Good shot there by Kanerva.
Ilkka Kanerva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kanerva tries to bum rush Martin with a series of wild strikes but Martin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Martin looks to clinch
and Kanerva counters with a good, hard body kick but Martin shrugs it off.
Kanerva misses with a head kick.
Kanerva keeps the fight on the outside.
Martin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kanerva tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanerva wants to control but Martin postures up.
Sloppy strikes there by Martin.
Kanerva on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Martin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Martin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kanerva is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Josh Martin.
Well Martin 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Martin!
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energy
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hype
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