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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Kenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oberyn Martell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oberyn Martell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
29 - 19 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patrick Kenzie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Oberyn Martell!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martell tries to clinch up.
A punch combination from Martell misses.
Kenzie has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Martell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Martell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kenzie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martell slips under a jab.
Kenzie slips under a jab from Martell.
Martell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Kenzie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kenzie tries to bum rush Martell with a series of wild strikes but Martell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kenzie throws out a powerful jab.
Martell throws out a loose jab but Kenzie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kenzie has managed to clinch.
Martell working aggressively here.
Martell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martell is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kenzie is defending well.
Kenzie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Martell backwards.
Martell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Martell lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kenzie.
Kenzie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kenzie creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kenzie lands a left hand.
Martell lands a left hand.
Martell trying to land knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kenzie.
Kenzie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kenzie is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Martell throws a head punch that misses.
Martell working aggressively here.
Martell lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Patrick Kenzie has been cut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kenzie misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martell lands a knee to the head.
Kenzie throws a punch but it's blocked by Martell.
Kenzie tries to throw a body punch but Martell avoids it by throwing Kenzie back against the cage.
Martell misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Martell fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martell has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kenzie after a bit of a struggle.
Kenzie lands an uppercut.
Martell swings wildly with an uppercut but Kenzie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kenzie misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Kenzie.
Kenzie lands a body punch.
Kenzie lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Martell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kenzie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Martell backwards.
Martell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kenzie blocks a body shot from Martell.
Kenzie manages to break the clinch.
Martell misses with a hook. Kenzie ducked under it nicely.
Kenzie scores with a jab. Martell acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kenzie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Martell throws out the jab.
Martell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Martell avoids the body shot from Kenzie.
Patrick Kenzie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kenzie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie looks to land a left hand but Martell moved out of range nicely.
Martell throws the left hand but Kenzie avoids the punch easily.
Martell is looking to slow Kenzie down with leg kicks.
Martell is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Kenzie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kenzie cracks Martell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kenzie cracks Martell with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Martell.
Martell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Martell takes a swing at Kenzie's ribcage but misses.
Martell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kenzie.
Kenzie swats away the attempt to clinch by Martell.
Martell plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martell fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kenzie is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Martell.
Kenzie is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Martell is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kenzie connects with a crisp jab.
Kenzie works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kenzie keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kenzie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Martell throws a hook but Kenzie avoids it easily.
Kenzie keeps the fight on the outside.
Kenzie is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Martell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kenzie doesn't seem bothered though.
Kenzie throws a jab when Martell was well out of range.
Martell misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martell gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kenzie misses with a hook. Martell ducked under it nicely.
Kenzie misses with a looping right.
Martell lands a leg kick that knocks Kenzie off balance momentarily.
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 Patrick Kenzie will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Patrick Kenzie's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kenzie misses with a looping right.
Kenzie thows a body shot but no joy.
Kenzie looks to throw the jab but Martell is out of range.
Martell sizes up Kenzie with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kenzie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kenzie lands a body shot.
Martell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Martell throws a big shot that misses.
Martell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kenzie moves away.
Kenzie throws a series of punches but Martell avoids them all with ease.
The fighters circling - Kenzie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kenzie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kenzie digs a good body shot into Martell's ribs.
Kenzie clinches.
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!
Kenzie throws a head punch that misses.
Martell misses with a punch on the inside.
Kenzie misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kenzie.
Martell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kenzie backwards.
Martell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martell works on Kenzie's body with a couple of short punches.
A short left from Martell.
Martell looking for a takedown.
Martell blocking some punches.
Kenzie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Still in the clinch, Kenzie scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Martell.
Martell misses with a punch on the inside.
Kenzie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Patrick Kenzie has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kenzie lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kenzie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kenzie misses with a wild body shot.
Martell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kenzie.
Kenzie swings away with a body shot that misses
and Martell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Martell.
Kenzie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kenzie's efforts to push away.
Martell misses with a punch on the inside.
Kenzie misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kenzie.
A head punch on the inside from Kenzie fails to land.
Martell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kenzie.
Kenzie is trying to break the clinch but Martell has him pressed against the cage.
Kenzie misses with a punch on the inside.
Martell lands an uppercut.
Kenzie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kenzie working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kenzie.
Martell lands a body shot in the clinch.
Martell scores with a knee to the head.
Kenzie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kenzie has a couple of punches blocked by Martell.
Martell missing with knees to the body.
Kenzie lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martell tries to stall but Kenzie uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Martell throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kenzie misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Martell.
Kenzie has had enough of the clinch but Martell keeps him there for the moment.
Martell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kenzie lands an uppercut.
Kenzie swings wildly with an uppercut but Martell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martell lands a damaging elbow.
Kenzie tries to break the clinch but Martell is controlling the position.
Kenzie managing to block the knees to the body from Martell.
Martell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martell wants a takedown but no success here.
Kenzie misses with a punch to the body.
Martell throws a head punch that misses.
Kenzie tries to stall but Martell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martell has a couple of punches blocked by Kenzie.
Kenzie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Martells head.
Martell has picked Kenzie up - he's going for a ride! Martell dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Martell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Martell stalling away here and it's allowed Kenzie to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Martell makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Martell working some strikes from top position.
Kenzie manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kenzie is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Martell has managed to escape the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Oberyn Martell will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Patrick Kenzie's cut.
That's time! Kenzie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kenzie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Martell scores with a takedown into Kenzie's guard.
Martell wanted to stand there but Kenzie had control of the position.
Martell is fighting to break Kenzie's control of his arms but Kenzie is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kenzie has momentary wrist control but Martell slips an elbow through the middle.
Martell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kenzie is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martell postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenzie is controlling Martell's posture.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kenzie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Martell.
Kenzie looking for a sweep. Not yet Kenzie, not yet.
Martell looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Martell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Martell throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martell distracts Kenzie with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kenzie keeping full guard, as Martell tries to pass.
Martell trying to control the position from guard on top but Kenzie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martell looking to sit in guard and control but Kenzie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kenzie wants to control from the top but Martell keeps moving.
Kenzie advances position into side control!
Martell felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie decides to stand back up. Kenzie steps back and let's Martell get back to his feet.
Martell lands a nice shot that snaps Kenzie's head back.
Martell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kenzie.
Martell moves out of range of the strikes.
Martell slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kenzie is rocked!
Patrick Kenzie's cut is getting worse.
Kenzie moves into range and connects with a jab.
Oh Kenzie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Martell feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Kenzie collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Oberyn Martell!
A victorious Oberyn Martell thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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