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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Machin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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155 lbs
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153 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hugo Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Liam Machin!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Alyssa Summers and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Machin is fending him off so far but Martinez persists. Nope, Machin circles away and we're back to standing.
Machin lands a jab to the nose.
Machin takes a swing at Martinez's ribcage but misses.
Good exchange - Machin coming out on top.
Martinez connects with the punch.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Machin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Machin connects with a solid leg kick.
Machin misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martinez. Machin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martinez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Machin clinches with his opponent.
Machin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Martinez smiles and moves away.
Machin throws a hook but Martinez blocks it.
Martinez fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugo Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martinez blocks the body kick.
Martinez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Machin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Machin does no damage.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Martinez!
Machin is rocked!
It looks like Liam Machin has been cut.
Jab, jab by Machin - just one landing.
Machin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Machin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Machin is still on wobbly legs! Can Martinez finish him?
Martinez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Machin avoids it really well and circles away.
Machin connects with a nice looking jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Martinez preventing the sweep.
Machin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Machin seems to have recovered his senses.
Machin looking for a guillotine here but Martinez defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Machin wants to sweep here but Martinez controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez stands up from Machin's guard - Martinez perhaps looking for a knockout.
A big right from Machin misses.
Machin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Machin misses the jab.
Martinez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Martinez blocks a jab.
Martinez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Machin misses the target.
Martinez misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Martinez misses its intended target.
Martinez closes the distance and clinches up with Machin, looking for a takedown. Martinez pushes Machin against the cage but Machin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Machin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Machin cracks a nice hook into Martinez's ribs.
Martinez shoots in and bounces Machin off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Machin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Martinez is aware though and is defending well.
Machin is trying to keep Martinez in close.
Machin wants to control the position but Martinez says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Martinez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Machin works his way to full guard. Good work.
Machin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez trying to stand up but can't free himself from Machin's guard.
Machin trying to keep a closed guard but Martinez is proving a slippery customer.
Machin keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
Martinez preventing the sweep.
Martinez wants to control from the top but Machin keeps moving.
Machin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Hugo Martinez.
Martinez moves in looking to clinch but Machin pushes him off.
Martinez walks into a straight right hand from Machin.
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 Hugo Martinez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Liam Machin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Machin throws a combination. Martinez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Martinez ducks under a wild hook from Machin.
Martinez fails to land the takedown.
Martinez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice sprawl there from Machin as Martinez shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugo Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Martinez.
Machin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Machin lands a leg kick that knocks Martinez off balance momentarily.
Machin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Martinez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Machin lands a jab to Martinez's midsection.
Machin lands with a hook. Martinez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Martinez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Martinez tries for a takedown but Machin circles away easily
and Machin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Machin with a hook.
Machin lands a jab to Martinez's midsection.
Machin swinging wildly here.
Nice sprawl there from Machin as Martinez shoots in.
Machin lands the left hand.
Machin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Martinez's head.
Machin throws a jab but it's blocked by Martinez.
Machin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Martinez under the eye.
Martinez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Horrible takedown by Martinez or perhaps it was just good defense by Machin which made him look bad.
Martinez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Machin did well to prevent Martinez getting side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez trying to control from Machin's half guard. Machin has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Machin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Machin has his foot on Martinez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Martinez works his way back into a safe position though.
Machin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Machin is trying to keep Martinez in close.
Hugo Martinez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Machin looking for a sweep. Not yet Machin, not yet.
Machin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Martinez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Martinez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Machin is on top in guard.
Machin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Machin wants to control from the top but Martinez keeps moving.
Martinez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Machin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Martinez is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martinez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Martinez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Machin's guard.
Martinez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Machin's head.
Machin keeping full guard, as Martinez tries to pass.
Machin looking for a guillotine here but Martinez defends easily.
Machin keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Machin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Liam Machin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Machin throws a head kick that misses.
Machin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Martinez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Machin gets caught napping as Martinez dives in and scores a takedown. Machin manages to retain guard.
Machin looking for subs off his back but Martinez has passed one foot through into half guard.
Machin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Martinez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Machin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Machin wants to control but Martinez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Martinez winds up and cracks Machin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machin gets full guard.
Martinez passes Machin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Machin wants to control but Martinez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Martinez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Martinez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Machin tries to get to full guard but Martinez has control of the leg.
Machin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Martinez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Machin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Martinez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Martinez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martinez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Machin keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Martinez preventing the sweep.
Machin has a closed guard, preventing Martinez from standing up.
Martinez trying to control but Machin is working from the bottom.
Machin isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Martinez stacks Machin on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Martinez!
Machin struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Martinez.
Machin is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Martinez off and has taken his back!
Martinez trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Machin is trying to stick to Martinez's back but Martinez is turning into Machin. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Machin's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Martinez.
Martinez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Machin has a closed guard, preventing Martinez from standing up.
Martinez is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Machin is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Machin has escaped and now he's on top!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Machin trying to control but Martinez is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hugo Martinez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Martinez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugo Martinez!
Hugo Martinez was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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