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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin comes to the cage accompanied by Smells like Teen Spirit . Dustin Martin had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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205 cm
33
270 lbs
25 - 9 - 1 |
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225 cm
32
283 lbs
20 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
25 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Dustin Martin! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Jesus Pope! The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! An inside leg kick from Martin misses. Pope is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Martin ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Martin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pope staying out of range there. Pope avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Martin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Jesus Pope has been cut. Pope takes a swing at Martin's ribcage but misses. Pope misses with a body shot.
Martin thuds a left hand into Pope's body. Martin fails in his attempt to clinch. An inside leg kick lands from Martin. Martin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pope's head. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Martin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. A slow jab from Martin misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round. Martin tries to clinch there but Pope circles away.
Pope takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Martin connects with a leg kick. Pope looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Pope moves out of range of the strikes. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Martin, right into the meat.
Pope moves out of range of the body kick from Martin.
Pope moves out of range of the leg kick from Martin. Pope walks into a left hand. 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! Pope slips a jab from Martin. Martin connects with a solid leg kick. Martin lands a two punch combo.
Dustin Martin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Martin lands a nice looking body shot.
Martin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Martin lands a nice looking body shot.
Pope checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pope stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Martin. Pope moves in looking to clinch but Martin pushes him off. Martin feints and then cracks Pope's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pope down. Pope on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Martin. Martin obviously looking to wear him down.
Martin lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pope looks winded! Martin drops Pope with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Pope looks back up at him and smiles so Martin waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Martin pushes Pope up against the cage in a clinch. Martin drops Pope with a big knee straight up the middle! Pope is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Pope is rocked!
That has opened up Jesus Pope's cut even more. Martin drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Pope right on the button. Pope goes down! Martin follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Martin gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dustin Martin! Dustin Martin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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G |
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
78% |
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