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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tatau Bloodgood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bloodgood's entrance music is Dark Tranquility - Terminus (Where Death Is Most Alive). A fine choice. Martinez has chosen Iced Earth - A Question of Heaven as his entrance music. 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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180 lbs
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174 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tatau Bloodgood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richard Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez cracks a nice hook into Bloodgood's ribs.
Bloodgood avoids a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Martinez.
Bloodgood fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Martinez on the side of the head.
It looks like Richard Martinez has been cut.
Martinez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bloodgood looks to land a combination but Martinez avoids it well.
Martinez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bloodgood under the eye.
Bloodgood scores with a nice strike.
Martinez throws a jab when Bloodgood was well out of range.
Martinez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bloodgood throws out the jab.
Bloodgood misses with a hook. Martinez ducked under it nicely.
Martinez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bloodgood thuds his right hand into Martinez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bloodgood gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Martinez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Martinez advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez trying to control the action but Bloodgood is working from the bottom.
Martinez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Martinez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Martinez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Martinez wants to work for an arm triangle but Bloodgood is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bloodgood pushes Martinez off looking to stand but Martinez dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloodgood is trying to maintain the position but Martinez is very close to passing his half guard.
Martinez passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bloodgood!
Bloodgood wants to control but Martinez is having none of it.
Martinez misses with a head shot.
Martinez goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Bloodgood turns into him and now he's in Martinez's guard.
Bloodgood wanted to stand there but Martinez had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bloodgood looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Martinez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Martinez is trying to keep Bloodgood in close.
Bloodgood stands up from guard. Let's bang!
An inside leg kick from Bloodgood misses.
Martinez misses with a head kick.
Martinez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bloodgood.
Bloodgood fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bloodgood moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Martinez throws a body kick that misses.
Bloodgood misses with a leg kick
and Martinez counters with a stiff right hand.
Bloodgood walks into a stiff left hand from Martinez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Martinez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Richard Martinez's cut.
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.
An inside leg kick from Bloodgood misses.
Martinez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bloodgood is out of range and Martinez settles back down.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bloodgood sprawls well. Bloodgood wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Martinez gets slowly back to his feet.
Bloodgood pivots, looking for a leg kick but Martinez is out of range and Bloodgood settles back down.
Martinez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bloodgood throws an overhand right that lands on Martinez's shoulder, as Martinez tries to avoid the shot.
Martinez tried to score with a low kick but Bloodgood checks it.
Bloodgood with a jab.
Martinez misses with a low kick.
Martinez checks a leg kick.
Martinez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bloodgood doesn't seem bothered though.
Bloodgood lands a glancing blow to the side of Martinez's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bloodgood will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bloodgood throws a leg kick but Martinez checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Martinez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bloodgood thumps Martinez with a low kick.
Martinez lands an overhand right.
Bloodgood feints a jab promting Martinez to slip. Bloodgood then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Martinez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Martinez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martinez lands with a right hand.
Bloodgood misses with a looping left.
Martinez misses with a straight left.
A punch combination from Bloodgood misses.
Martinez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Martinez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bloodgood scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Martinez moves out of range as Bloodgood strikes.
Bloodgood will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bloodgood.
Bloodgood misses with a leg kick
and Martinez counters with a left and a right that stings Bloodgood.
Martinez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Martinez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bloodgood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martinez.
Martinez looks to land a left hand but Bloodgood moved out of range nicely.
Bloodgood throws a leg kick but Martinez checks it.
Martinez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tatau Bloodgood is winning the standup battle so far.
Martinez scores with a hook to the body. Bloodgood takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sloppy strikes from Bloodgood. Those never looked like landing.
Bloodgood misses with a looping left.
Martinez thows a body shot but no joy.
Martinez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bloodgood is out of range.
Bloodgood throws a low kick but Martinez avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodgood walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Martinez shoots for a double leg takedown but Bloodgood sprawls well. He's pushed Martinez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tatau Bloodgood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martinez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Martinez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Martinez tries to land a body kick
and Bloodgood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bloodgood has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Martinez.
Martinez thumps Bloodgood with a low kick.
Bloodgood rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martinez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bloodgood cracks Martinez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Martinez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice elbow there by Martinez.
Martinez prevents Bloodgood from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloodgood holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Martinez tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Martinez unloads with some shots from mount but Bloodgood bucks and avoids them well.
Bloodgood takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Martinez content just to control the position here.
Martinez looking to ground and pound but Bloodgood is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martinez goes for an armbar but Bloodgood turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Bloodgood.
Martinez keeping moving, preventing Bloodgood from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Richard Martinez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Richard Martinez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Martinez!
Bloodgood gets caught napping as Martinez dives in and scores a takedown. Bloodgood manages to retain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Martinez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bloodgood tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bloodgood working a defensive guard here.
Martinez being controlled here momentarily.
Martinez trying to control but Bloodgood is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Martinez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bloodgood.
Martinez with a nice cross.
Martinez throws a front kick that sends Bloodgood stumbling back into the cage.
Martinez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bloodgood throws a lazy uppercut
and Martinez counters with a nice uppercut.
Bloodgood takes one to the chin there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bloodgood crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Martinez - the referee stops the clock and Bloodgood gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Martinez. Bloodgood manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Martinez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Martinez scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinez avoids the body shot from Bloodgood.
Bloodgood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martinez moves away.
Bloodgood lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bloodgood is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A jab from Martinez finds it's way through Bloodgood's defenses.
Martinez thuds a left hand into Bloodgood's body.
Bloodgood takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bloodgood misses with a right hand
and Martinez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Martinez looking to score a takedown here. Bloodgood is defending well but Martinez drives through and ends up in Bloodgood's guard.
Bloodgood keeping full guard, as Martinez tries to pass.
Martinez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Martinez tries to free his leg and advance position but Bloodgood is retaining full guard.
Bloodgood keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
Richard Martinez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bloodgood swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bloodgood looking to control but Martinez passes into half guard.
Tatau Bloodgood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Richard Martinez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bloodgood tries to kick Martinez off but Martinez keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Martinez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bloodgood defending well though.
Martinez trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Martinez winds up and cracks Bloodgood with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Martinez seems to be working for a kimura but Bloodgood defends the submission attempt.
Martinez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bloodgood does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bloodgood tries to roll over but Martinez keeps him under control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Martinez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Martinez 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Martinez!
Richard 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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