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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jesus Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Crope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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285 lbs
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240 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jesus Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Trent Crope!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez throws a wild body kick that Crope sees coming a mile off.
Martinez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Crope throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Martinez has managed to clinch.
Crope breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crope throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martinez throws a wild body kick that Crope sees coming a mile off.
Crope swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Martinez throws a series of punches but Crope moves out of range.
Crope uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martinez.
Crope lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Martinez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Martinez avoiding damage as Crope throws knees to the body.
Crope is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Crope on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Crope with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A hook to the body from Martinez.
Martinez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crope blocks an elbow strike from Martinez.
Martinez is struggling to control the position.
Crope misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martinez is trying to push Crope away but Crope has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Crope blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crope is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martinez is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Crope throws an elbow but misses.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crope avoids it.
Crope avoiding damage as Martinez throws knees to the body.
Crope wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Martinez stalls.
Crope has had enough of the clinch but Martinez keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crope wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Martinez has him pressed against the ropes.
Martinez lands a good knee to the midsection. Crope won't want to take too many of those.
Martinez pushes off an throws an elbow but Crope leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the head but Crope blocks with his arms.
Martinez tries to land knees in the clinch but Crope avoids the damage to the body.
Martinez has had enough of the clinch but Crope keeps him there for the moment.
Crope struggles to land a body shot inside as Martinez controls his hands.
Martinez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crope.
Crope managing to block the knees to the body from Martinez.
Crope manages to break the clinch.
Martinez throws out a leg kick but Crope moves out of range and Martinez only half commits.
Martinez walks into a straight right hand from Crope.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice uppercut there from Crope.
It looks like Jesus Martinez has been cut.
Martinez tries to land a front kick but Crope steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Crope drives through and clinches with Martinez against the ropes.
Martinez tries to throw a body punch but Crope avoids it by throwing Martinez back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Trent Crope will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jesus Martinez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Crope slips under a jab from Martinez.
Martinez closes the distance and pushes Crope back into the ropes.
Martinez trying to stall but Crope improves his position.
Crope takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Trent Crope has been cut.
Crope wants to break free but Martinez has control.
Crope is looking to break free of the clinch but Martinez has double underhooks.
Crope managing to block the knees to the body from Martinez.
Martinez avoids the elbow strike from Crope, against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Martinez.
Martinez misses with a knee to the head.
Martinez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crope is defending well for now.
Martinez tries a body shot but Crope blocks it.
Martinez tries to land knees in the clinch but Crope avoids the damage to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Martinez could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Martinez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crope on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Martinez scores a nice knee to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Crope on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Crope breaks from the clinch.
Martinez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Crope explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Martinez misses with the combination.
Crope throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A cross from Martinez lands.
Crope takes a swing at Martinez's ribcage but misses.
Trent Crope is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martinez throws a wild body kick that Crope sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crope drives through and clinches with Martinez against the ropes.
Crope breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good work by Crope as he checks the leg kick.
Martinez tries to clinch but Crope moves out of range.
Crope misses with a body kick.
Martinez connects with a crisp jab.
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!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Crope.
Trent Crope seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martinez tries to keep at a distance but Crope has taken the fight into the clinch.
Crope is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martinez is defending well for now.
Crope on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Crope lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Crope breaks from the clinch.
Crope tries to land a front kick but Martinez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Crope lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Martinez dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Crope throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Crope takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Crope circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crope forces Martinez back against the ropes and clinches.
Crope tries to land a knee to the head but Martinez blocks with his arms.
Jesus Martinez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Crope managing to block the knees to the body from Martinez.
Crope is looking to break free of the clinch but Martinez has double underhooks.
Crope creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Martinez's defenses.
Crope tries to land knees in the clinch but Martinez avoids the damage to the body.
Crope managing to block the knees to the body from Martinez.
Crope lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Martinez or not.
Crope lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martinez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crope avoids it.
Martinez tries to stall but Crope uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Crope manages to break the clinch.
Martinez blocks the body kick.
Jesus Martinez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crope.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martinez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crope throws a nice looking combination but Martinez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crope fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Crope. Martinez shrugs it off though.
Crope rushes Martinez and presses him up against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Crope's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Martinez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Martinez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crope is defending well for now.
Martinez tries to land knees in the clinch but Crope avoids the damage to the body.
Martinez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crope.
Crope tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crope breaks the clinch.
Martinez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martinez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crope keeps the fight on the outside.
Crope lands a nice hook to Martinez's body. Martinez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Crope.
Martinez blocks the body kick.
Crope scores with a nice body kick.
Crope misses with an attempted mid kick.
Crope gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Crope is looking to break free of the clinch but Martinez has double underhooks.
Crope manages to break the clinch.
Crope misses with a kick to the body.
Crope scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crope throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Martinez tries a head kick but it misses.
Crope looks to land a combination but Martinez avoids it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trent Crope comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Crope has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trent Crope!
In his post fight interview, Trent Crope started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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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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