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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Akira Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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315 lbs
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285 lbs
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Dangerous knees
Big heart
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Intelligent
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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, Akira Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jesus Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko fails to land with a series of punches.
Martinez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martinez wants to clinch.
Emelianenko rushes Martinez and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Emelianenko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Martinez's face.
It looks like Jesus Martinez has been cut.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but Martinez blocks with his arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Martinez as Emelianenko tries to tie him up.
Emelianenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martinez blocks it with crossed arms.
Emelianenko 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.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but Martinez blocks it.
Good body shot from Martinez.
A knee to the head by Martinez.
It looks like Akira Emelianenko has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emelianenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Emelianenko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko dodges the punch combination from Martinez.
Martinez closes the distance and clinches.
Emelianenko trying to control the position but instead, Martinez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Emelianenko into the ropes.
Emelianenko is trying to break the clinch but Martinez has him pressed against the ropes.
Emelianenko takes a shot to the head.
Emelianenko missing with knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Martinez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Emelianenko is defending well for now.
Martinez looking to throw knees to the head but Emelianenko is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez trying to land knees to the body.
Martinez pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Emelianenko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Martinez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Emelianenko is defending well for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Martinez obliges.
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!
Martinez misses with an elbow over the top.
Martinez with a knee to the head.
Emelianenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Martinez tries to throw a body punch but Emelianenko avoids it by throwing Martinez back against the ropes.
Come on Martinez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martinez struggles to land a body shot inside as Emelianenko controls his hands.
Emelianenko looking to throw knees to the head but Martinez is blocking nicely.
Martinez takes a shot to the head.
Emelianenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Martinez dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Martinez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Emelianenko clinches up with Martinez and pushes him back against the ropes.
Emelianenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martinez tries to land knees in the clinch but Emelianenko avoids the damage to the body.
Jesus Martinez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Martinez breaks from the clinch.
Martinez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Martinez.
Martinez misses with a looping right.
Martinez instigates a clinch.
Emelianenko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Emelianenko pushes Martinez back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Emelianenko's efforts to push away.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Martinez.
Emelianenko tries to stall but Martinez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Emelianenko controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Emelianenko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Emelianenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Emelianenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Martinez tries to clinch there but Emelianenko circles away.
Jesus Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelianenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Martinez.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Martinez is looking to control Emelianenko's arms but Emelianenko gets an underhook and turns him. Now Martinez has his back to the ropes.
Emelianenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martinez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Emelianenko holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko misses with a knee strike.
Martinez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Martinez wants to stall.
Martinez landing knees to the body.
Emelianenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Emelianenko lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelianenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martinez blocks it with crossed arms.
Emelianenko is trying to maintain a safe position but Martinez gets an underhook and turns Emelianenko into the ropes.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Emelianenko avoids it.
Emelianenko taking a breather.
Emelianenko breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emelianenko dodges the punch combination from Martinez.
Akira Emelianenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martinez clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Emelianenko dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Martinez looks to throw the jab but Emelianenko is out of range.
Emelianenko clinches with his opponent.
Emelianenko has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Martinez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Emelianenko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Emelianenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Martinez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Emelianenko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Martinez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Some wild striking there from Martinez.
Good exchange - Martinez coming out on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinez looks to throw the jab but Emelianenko is out of range.
Martinez throws out a loose jab but Emelianenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martinez is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez throws a hook but Emelianenko blocks it.
Emelianenko has taken the fight to the clinch.
Martinez is trying to maintain a safe position but Emelianenko gets an underhook and turns Martinez into the ropes.
Martinez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Emelianenko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Emelianenko has had enough of the clinch but Martinez keeps him there for the moment.
Emelianenko misses with a knee strike.
Emelianenko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Martinez is keeping busy.
Martinez trying to land knees to the body.
Martinez unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Martinez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martinez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelianenko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Martinez lands a good knee to the midsection. Emelianenko won't want to take too many of those.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Emelianenko avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Martinez.
Martinez controlling the action here for a moment.
Emelianenko tries to work over Martinez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martinez lands a nice knee to the body.
Martinez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Martinez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Emelianenko.
Martinez effectively controlling the action here.
Martinez misses with a knee to the head.
Emelianenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martinez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A combination from Martinez does no damage.
Emelianenko clinches with his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesus Martinez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Martinez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus Martinez!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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