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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dean Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nurzhan Ulmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dean Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nurzhan Ulmes!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A combination from Ulmes does no damage.
Martin avoids the body shot from Ulmes.
Ulmes slips a jab and a cross from Martin.
Martin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Martin moves into full mount! Ulmes won't be happy about that!
Ulmes is in a horrible position here. Martin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Martin looking to finish with strikes here!
Ulmes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ulmes tries to lock up and control but Martin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martin throws some wild stikes that Ulmes manages to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulmes tries to lock up and control but Martin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Martin dominating with strikes here.
Martin 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.
Ulmes is in a horrible position here. Martin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Martin raining down shots from the mount!
Ulmes defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Martin.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martin avoids the attempt from Ulmes to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulmes regains half guard.
Martin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ulmes's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martin tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Ulmes tries to get to full guard but Martin has control of the leg.
Ulmes has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Martin is working away from the top position though.
Ulmes wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulmes is positioning himself well to prevent Martin advancing to mount.
Ulmes has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Martin is working away from the top position though.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Nurzhan Ulmes wasn't active enough on the ground.
Martin dodges the punch combination from Ulmes.
Martin shoots in looking for a takedown but Ulmes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Martin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Martin looks for a takedown but Ulmes sprawls well.
Ulmes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ulmes misses with a series of wild punches.
Ulmes throws a combination that misses
and Martin counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ulmes sprawls well. Ulmes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Martin gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dean Martin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ulmes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Martin.
Martin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ulmes tries to bum rush Martin with a series of wild strikes but Martin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dean Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin swinging wildly here.
Martin shoots in for a double leg but Ulmes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Martin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ulmes throws a nice looking combination but Martin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ulmes swinging wildly here.
Ulmes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Martin dominated that round.
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.
Ulmes fails to land with a series of punches.
Martin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dean Martin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Martin tries to stand but Ulmes is controlling from the bottom.
Ulmes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ulmes is controlling Martin's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ulmes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ulmes looks to land a strike but Martin avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ulmes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulmes has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Martin is proving hard to escape from.
Martin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Martin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ulmes's guard.
Ulmes keeping moving, preventing Martin from controlling successfully.
Martin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Martin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin trying to control the position but Ulmes is working away.
Ulmes tries to bench press Martin off him but Martin keeps the position.
Martin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ulmes is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ulmes is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulmes managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Martin.
Ulmes struggling a bit here.
Martin is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Ulmes's shoulder. That is not cool.
Ulmes wants to control but Martin postures up.
Martin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Martin decides to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ulmes takes one to the side of the head.
Martin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Martin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ulmes.
A combination from Ulmes does no damage.
Martin fails to land with a series of punches.
Ulmes dodges the punch combination from Martin.
Ulmes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ulmes fails to land with a series of punches.
Ulmes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martin manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Martin dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Martin shoots in and bounces Ulmes off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ulmes is trying to keep Martin in close.
Martin trying to control but Ulmes is working from the bottom.
Ulmes is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Martin is aware though and is defending well.
Ulmes being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Martin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ulmes keeping moving, preventing Martin from controlling successfully.
Martin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Martin is working hard here to advance position.
Ulmes looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Martin passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Martin is trying to control. Ulmes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Martin slows the pace down in half guard.
Ulmes trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Martin working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulmes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ulmes is squirming around, avoiding Martin's attempts to control the action.
Ulmes is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Martin fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Nurzhan Ulmes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martin working Ulmes over with strikes here.
Ulmes is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin content just to control the position here.
Martin looking to control but Ulmes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Martin lands with some strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martin prevents Ulmes from getting the reversal.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martin looking for a guillotine from mount but Ulmes is having none of it.
Ulmes is squirming around, avoiding Martin's attempts to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dean Martin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Martin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Dean Martin!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Dean Martin!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Dean Martin!
Dean Martin wins by unanimous decision!
Dean Martin managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Dynamic Nutrition $35 159 Recovery , into his post fight interview.
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FIGHT
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