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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oberyn Martell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Manson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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215 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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290 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Oberyn Martell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charles Manson!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Manson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Martell as he avoids it easily.
Manson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Manson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Martell counters with a leg kick.
Manson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Martell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Manson. That did some damage!
Manson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
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!
Martell connects with a body shot that sends Manson's belly button to the back.
Manson fails with the takedown
and Martell counters with a low kick, right behind Manson 's knee.
Oberyn Martell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Manson.
Martell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Martell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Manson. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manson walks into a stiff left hand from Martell.
Martell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Martell shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Martell was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Manson being controlled for a moment.
Martell is looking to take a break and control but Manson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Manson's face as Martell controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Martell trying to control the action but Manson is working from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martell slows the pace down.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Oberyn Martell wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Manson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Martell counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martell closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Manson quickly recovers to half guard.
Martell is controlling the pace.
Manson has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Manson trying to control from the bottom.
Martell stalling.
Manson is looking to improve his position.
Martell drops an elbow to the side of Manson's head.
Martell uses his free foot to push down on Manson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Manson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martell tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Manson regains half guard.
Manson pushes Martell off looking to stand but Martell dives back in and keeps control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martell is looking to take a break and control but Manson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Martell seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Manson keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oberyn Martell dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Manson misses with a double jab
and Martell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Manson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Manson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Martell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Martell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Martell throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Manson was covering up waiting for the punch and Martell finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Martell sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Martell is pushing down on Manson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Manson is fighting to maintain full guard but Martell has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manson wants to get back to full guard.
Martell seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Manson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Manson tries to kick Martell off but Martell keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Manson trying to control here.
Still in half guard, Martell seems content to control.
Manson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Martell is working away from the top position though.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Manson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Martells jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Martell shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Manson's guard.
Manson trying to control the position.
Manson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martell being controlled here momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martell controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Martell is working Manson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Martell sitting in guard here, content to control.
Manson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martell trying to control the position from guard on top but Manson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Manson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Martell might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Manson working for a triangle but Martell defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martell slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manson looking for a sweep. Not yet Manson, not yet.
Martell is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Manson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Oberyn Martell has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Manson as Martell shoots in.
A shot to the liver by Martell. Beautiful body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manson misses with a few strikes there.
Martell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Martell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manson moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oberyn Martell dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Martell moves out of range as Manson strikes.
Martell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Manson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Manson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Martell can pounce on him.
Manson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Martell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Martell drives through with a takedown into guard.
Manson is trying to control the position but Martell postures up.
Martell not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Martell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Martell is stalling in the full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manson keeping moving, preventing Martell from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Manson moves out of range of the strikes.
Manson avoids the head kick by Martell.
Martell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Manson has time to react.
Left hook, right uppercut from Manson.
Manson loads up on a big right hand but Martell slips the punch.
Charles Manson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martell throws a sloppy head kick
and Manson counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manson throws a nice looking combination but Martell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Martell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martell lands a glancing blow to the side of Manson's head.
Oberyn Martell is winning the standup battle so far.
Martell just misses with a punch to the body.
Martell swings for the body but Manson moves out of range.
Martell throws a hook to the side of Manson's head but Manson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Manson doesn't seem bothered though.
Manson throws a series of punches but Martell avoids them all with ease.
Martell displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Manson.
A slow jab from Martell misses its intended target.
Martell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Manson throws a combination that misses
enabling Martell to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab lands there for Martell.
Martell shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Manson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Martell taking a breather here.
Martell's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Martell has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Martell moves into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martell raining down hammerfists from mount.
Manson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
BOOM! Martell connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Charles Manson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manson wants to control but Martell is having none of it.
Manson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martell punishing his opponent with strikes.
Oberyn Martell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Martell blocks Manson's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oberyn Martell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Martell has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oberyn Martell!
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RATING
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