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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oberyn Martell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rio Vegas (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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177 lbs
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170 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Oberyn Martell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rio Vegas!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vegas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vegas throws a lazy right hand but Martell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vegas misses with a double jab.
Vegas swings for the body but Martell moves out of range.
Vegas throws a lazy right hand but Martell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martell ducks right into an uppercut from Vegas.
Martell dodges the punch combination from Vegas.
Vegas misses with a looping left.
Vegas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Martell counters with a thumping low kick.
Martell scores with a head kick.
It looks like Rio Vegas has been cut.
Rio Vegas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vegas tries to bum rush Martell with a series of wild strikes but Martell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vegas scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Vegas misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Vegas looks gassed!
Vegas misses with a double jab
and Martell counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vegas's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martell bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Martell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A good leg kick by Martell.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Martell - that will leave a mark!
Martell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Martell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Martell, right into the meat.
Martell moves into the clinch successfully.
Vegas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Martell works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hook to the body lands for Martell.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Martell takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Martell is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vegas takes an elbow to the forehead.
Martell is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Vegas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The referee calls for Martell to work.
Martell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Martell is leaning against Vegas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Martell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Martell lands an elbow that stopped Vegas in his tracks for a moment.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Vegas misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martell lands a nice elbow.
Martell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Martell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vegas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vegas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martell lands a nice elbow.
Martell lands a right hand.
Martell misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Martell.
Vegas tries to throw a body punch but Martell avoids it by throwing Vegas back against the cage.
Vegas throws a punch but it's blocked by Martell.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Martell.
Martell is leaning against Vegas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martell blocking some punches.
Martell tries a body shot but Vegas blocks it.
Martell tries a body shot but Vegas blocks it.
Martell prevents a body shot from Vegas.
A short right from Martell.
Vegas swings wildly with an uppercut but Martell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martell prevents a body shot from Vegas.
Martell blocks a body shot from Vegas.
Martell goes for a takedown in the clinch but Vegas prevents it.
Martell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vegas tries a body shot but Martell blocks it.
Vegas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martell's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oberyn Martell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rio Vegas's cut.
That's time! Martell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Some wild striking there from Vegas.
Vegas loads up on a big right hand but Martell slips the punch.
Martell thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Vegas if he has to take too many more of those.
Martell throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Vegas tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Martell is in Vegas's guard.
Martell passes into half guard.
Martell not doing much here.
Martell works his way into side control.
Martell moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Martell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vegas keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martell moves into full mount!
Martell controlling the position easily from mount.
Martell breaks from Vegas's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Vegas is in a horrible position here. Martell smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Martell scoring with strikes but Vegas is staying in there.
Martell with good strikes from the mount here!
Martell has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Vegas's face.
Vegas is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martell goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Vegas is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martell is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Vegas looking to sit in guard and control but Martell gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Vegas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Martell slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Martell working the ground and pound.
Martell 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.
Vegas is trying to buck Martell off.
Martell lands a nice forearm strike.
Vegas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Martell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vegas is letting Martell control him for a moment.
Martell scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Vegas to see if he's OK.
Oberyn Martell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Martell moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Martell landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Vegas is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Martell is putting a hurting on Vegas here, landing some big shots from side control.
Vegas is rocked!
Martell controls the position from side control.
Vegas is still in real trouble! Can Martell finish him?
Martell has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martell working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martell is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Vegas will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Martell cracks Vegas with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martell lands an elbow.
Martell lands a few punches from side control.
Vegas is trying to control Martell's posture but Martell avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oberyn Martell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rio Vegas's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Martell.
Vegas seems to have recovered his senses.
Vegas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vegas throws a series of punches but Martell moves out of range.
Martell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vegas can do to turn this around?
Martell gets a clinch.
Martell landing knees to the body.
Oberyn Martell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice elbow from Martell.
Martell lands a body shot in the clinch.
Martell lands an elbow that stopped Vegas in his tracks for a moment.
Martell throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A hook to the body from Martell.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vegas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Martell lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Martell.
Martell with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martell lands an elbow inside that Vegas shrugs off.
Martell is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Vegas can't fight it off and eventually Martell manages to take the fight to the floor. Vegas looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Vegas being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Oberyn Martell.
Vegas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vegas throws a right hand that Martell ducks under and follows up with a left that Martell also avoids with ease.
Vegas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Martell counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circle, before Martell throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Vegas's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Martell lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Oberyn Martell!
A very excited looking Oberyn Martell 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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