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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohammed Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ali comes to the cage accompanied by General Levy - Professional Ganja Smoker. Martinez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Juicy. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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222 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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223 lbs
13 - 7 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mohammed Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rafael Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez throws a head kick that misses.
Ali lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martinez circles away quickly and effectively.
Martinez tries for a takedown but Ali circles away easily
and Ali counters with an outside leg kick.
Ali shoots in but Martinez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ali throws an off balance right hand
and Martinez finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Martinez catches Ali with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ali throws a good cross that connects.
Ali dodges the punch combination from Martinez.
Ali scores with a sloppy right hand. Martinez should have avoided that one.
It looks like Rafael Martinez has been cut.
Martinez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martinez misses with a hook. Ali ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ali to score with a decent uppercut.
Ali looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Martinez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ali on the side of the head.
Ali throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Martinez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ali is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martinez.
A big left from Ali misses.
Martinez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Martinez throws a series of punches but Ali moves out of range.
Ali uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martinez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali misses with a hook. Martinez ducked under it nicely.
Ali swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Martinez throws a looping overhand right but Ali ducks down to avoid it.
Martinez misses with a wild body shot.
Martinez just misses with a punch to the body.
Ali connects with a body shot that sends Martinez's belly button to the back.
Martinez misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Martinez.
Martinez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ali moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Martinez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Martinez swivels and escapes.
Martinez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ali manages to avoid it.
Martinez scores with a jab.
Ali lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ali connects with a single shot there.
That has opened up Rafael Martinez's cut even more.
Donk. Ali catches Martinez right on the button with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ali misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ali uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Martinez has time to react.
Ali dips to his left and cracks Martinez with an uppercut!
The cut above Rafael Martinez's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ali is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Martinez lands a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Martinez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Martinez throws a series of punches but Ali avoids them all with ease.
Ali thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ali moves out of range as Martinez throws a body kick.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown but Ali shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mohammed Ali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Martinez.
Martinez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ali tries to work over Martinez's front leg with a kick but Martinez checks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ali throws a looping overhand right but Martinez ducks down to avoid it.
Ali misses with a body shot.
Ali misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mohammed Ali dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rafael Martinez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Martinez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rafael Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Martinez misses.
Ali misses with a low kick as Martinez jumps back.
Ali takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ali.
Martinez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ali moves out of range of the strikes.
Martinez tries to clinch up but Ali circles away and keeps his distance.
Martinez avoids a punch combination nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martinez. Ali does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali shoots in but Martinez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Martinez moves forwards but Ali connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ali blocks a head kick by Martinez.
Martinez takes one on the button.
Ali looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Martinez is fending him off so far but Ali persists. Nope, Martinez circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mohammed Ali. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ali lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martinez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ali throws a hook to the side of Martinez's head but Martinez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throws a right and a left that Ali avoids nicely.
Ali swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martinez slips under a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Martinez. No joy for Ali on that attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Martinez misses.
Martinez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Martinez loads up on a big right hand but Ali slips the punch.
Martinez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from Ali.
Martinez throws a lazy right hand but Ali sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez lands a nice shot to the body.
Martinez tries a head kick but it misses.
Martinez stuffs the takedown.
Martinez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ali finds it's way round the side to connect with Martinez's head.
A combination from Martinez does no damage.
Martinez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ali manages to avoid it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Martinez.
Ali scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rafael Martinez's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Martinez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Martinez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throws a series of punches but Ali avoids them all with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ali throws a predictable looking body shot
and Martinez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ali misses with a wild combination.
Ali fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ali throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rafael Martinez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ali tries a head kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Martinez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ali.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mohammed Ali will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rafael Martinez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ali getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Martinez throws a shot to the body.
Ali throws a right and a left that Martinez avoids nicely.
Martinez is looking to clinch but Ali is avoiding it.
Ali misses the jab.
A head kick by Martinez misses
and Ali counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Martinez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Martinez moves away from the strike by Ali.
Ali is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ali thows a leg kick but Martinez checks it
and Martinez counters with a left and a right that stings Ali.
Ali pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A shot to the body from Ali misses
and Martinez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali throws a sloppy head kick and Martinez moves out of range easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Martinez!
Martinez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ali backs up against the cage.
Ali avoids the head kick by Martinez.
Martinez misses with a double jab.
Martinez throws a body punch but Ali moves out of range.
Martinez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A jab from Ali does it's job there.
Ali avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Martinez. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez fails with a takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ali ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rafael Martinez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ali blocks a jab.
Martinez moves forwards but Ali connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rafael Martinez's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mohammed Ali!
A very excited looking Mohammed Ali made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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