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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Alverez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez comes to the cage accompanied by Puya -- Sal Pa' Fuera. Alverez has chosen ALL DAY as his entrance music. Jesus Martinez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mike Alverez's chin.
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165 cm
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158 lbs
30 - 13 - 0 |
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172 cm
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164 lbs
21 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
30 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesus Martinez! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Alverez! The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Martinez connects with a leg kick. Alverez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Alverez lunges at Martinez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Martinez's hand. Martinez throws a leg kick but Alverez sees it coming and checks it nicely. Alverez has Martinez up against the cage in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Alverez.
Martinez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alverez lands a shot to the body. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Martinez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez misses with some punches.
Martinez swings wildly with an uppercut but Alverez uses good head movement to avoid it. Alverez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Martinez dodges an elbow strike from Alverez.
Alverez blocking some punches.
Martinez working aggressively here.
Martinez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alverez pushes Martinez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Alverez stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Alverez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martinez.
A frustrated look appears on Alverez's face as he tries to break the clinch. Martinez blocks a body shot from Alverez. A head punch on the inside from Martinez fails to land. Martinez has Alverez pressed against the cage, preventing Alverez from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Alverez trying to stall but Martinez improves his position.
Alverez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Alverez scores with a nice hook to the head. Martinez tries to throw a body punch but Alverez avoids it by throwing Martinez back against the cage. Alverez has had enough of the clinch but Martinez keeps him there for the moment. Martinez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Martinez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alverez tries to stall but Martinez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stalling in the clinch from Alverez.
Alverez blocking some punches.
Martinez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Alverez misses with a knee to the head. Martinez lands on the inside with an uppercut. Martinez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Alverez's efforts to push away. Martinez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Martinez cracks Alverez with a nice body shot. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Martinez misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Martinez. Martinez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alverez misses with a body punch.
Martinez working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Martinez.
Martinez tries to work over Alverez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Alverez tries to throw a body punch but Martinez avoids it by throwing Alverez back against the cage. Alverez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Alverez's face as he tries to break the clinch. Martinez lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Martinez blocks a body shot from Alverez. Martinez misses with a punch on the inside.
Alverez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Martinez's face.
Martinez swings wildly with an uppercut but Alverez uses good head movement to avoid it. Martinez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alverez's elbow. Alverez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Martinez is leaning against Alverez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Martinez misses with a body punch.
Martinez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Martinez misses with a punch to the body.
Martinez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Martinez lands with a left to the head. Martinez throws a punch but it's blocked by Alverez. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Martinez scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Martinez tries to work over Alverez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Alverez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Martinezs head. Martinez misses with a body punch.
Alverez scores with an uppercut up the middle. Martinez avoiding damage as Alverez throws knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Alverez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Martinez lands a body punch in the clinch. Martinez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alverez's elbow. Martinez blocks a body shot from Alverez. Alverez lands a hook that snaps the head of Martinez backwards. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Martinez. Alverez can't find room to land a body shot as Martinez controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Martinez blocks a body shot from Alverez. Alverez is stalling here.
Alverez misses with a body punch.
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 Jesus Martinez will probably get the nod. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Martinez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Martinez throws a sloppy head kick and Alverez moves out of range easily. Alverez scoring well with a low kick there.
Alverez forces Martinez back against the cage and clinches. Alverez misses with a knee strike.
Martinez lands a body shot. Alverez landing knees to the head.
Alverez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Martinez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Martinez throws a punch but it's blocked by Alverez. Martinez working some nice short punches in the clinch. Alverez lands with a short head shot on the inside. Alverez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alverez blocks a body shot from Martinez. A short body shot lands from Martinez as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Alverez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Martinez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Alverez is rocked! Jesus Martinez has scored more points in the clinch so far. A nice left hand lands by Martinez.
Alverez is still on wobbly legs! Can Martinez finish him? Martinez creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Alverez with a big uppercut! Alverez tries to clinch up but Martinez pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Alverez to the mat! Alverez covers up and Martinez unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jesus Martinez! An out of breath Jesus Martinez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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