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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dante Ascanio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ascanio comes to the cage accompanied by Otis Taylor / Ten Million Slaves. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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181 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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170 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Decent knees
Good gas tank |
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dante Ascanio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jackson Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Martinez. That's going to slow Ascanio down.
Ascanio looks to land a left hand but Martinez moved out of range nicely.
Martinez feints and then cracks Ascanio's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ascanio down.
Martinez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ascanio digs a good body shot into Martinez's ribs.
Martinez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ascanio.
Martinez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ascanio.
Martinez is looking to slow Ascanio down with leg kicks.
Ascanio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martinez.
Martinez avoids the body shot from Ascanio.
A jab from Ascanio misses.
Ascanio thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez throws a leg kick but Ascanio sees it coming and moves out of range.
Martinez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ascanio checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Martinez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Martinez motions for Ascanio to come forward. Martinez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dante Ascanio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ascanio swings for the body but Martinez moves out of range.
Ascanio scores with a hook.
Ascanio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ascanio blocks a head kick by Martinez.
Martinez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ascanio misses with a hook
and Martinez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ascanio's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Martinez stopping the sweep attempt from Ascanio.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ascanio tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Martinez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ascanio is keeping the position for now.
Martinez throws an elbow that misses. Ascanio uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Martinez's guard. Nice move by Ascanio!
Martinez is looking for a triangle but Ascanio pushes his legs off easily.
Ascanio won't allow Martinez to sweep him here.
Martinez working for a triangle but Ascanio defends it easily.
Ascanio is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez working for a triangle but Ascanio defends it easily.
Ascanio won't allow Martinez to sweep him here.
Martinez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ascanio slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ascanio won't allow Martinez to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez working for submissions but it's allowed Ascanio to get to half guard.
Martinez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Martinez actively working from the bottom here.
Martinez is looking for a sweep. Ascanio is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ascanio wants to pass the guard but Martinez is defending well.
Ascanio prevents Martinez from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Martinez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Martinez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ascanio throws a poor cross that misses
and Martinez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Martinez.
Martinez throws an elbow that misses. Ascanio uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Martinez's guard. Nice move by Ascanio!
Martinez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ascanio controls the pace.
Martinez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ascanio doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ascanio manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Martinez working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Ascanio has passed into half guard!
Martinez works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Martinez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ascanio defends it easily.
Martinez keeping moving, preventing Ascanio from controlling successfully.
Martinez looking for a guillotine here but Ascanio defends easily.
Martinez has his foot on Ascanio's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ascanio works his way back into a safe position though.
Our spies down at at Bad Pluto! inform us that Martinez has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ascanio won't allow Martinez to sweep him here.
Martinez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ascanio slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Martinez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Martinez keeping full guard, as Ascanio tries to pass.
Martinez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ascanio defends it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ascanio has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Martinez is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ascanio doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ascanio manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Martinez is looking for a triangle here but Ascanio uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez keeps trying to improve his position.
Ascanio remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Martinez is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Ascanio is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ascanio gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Martinez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Martinez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ascanio blocks a low kick nicely.
Ascanio blocks a leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Ascanio as Martinez shoots in.
Martinez is looking to clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Martinez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Martinez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Martinez lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ascanio will feel that in the morning.
Some wild striking there from Ascanio.
Ascanio on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Martinez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Martinez creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ascanio sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Jackson Martinez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ascanio is trying to get back to his feet.
Martinez tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ascanio is looking to regain half guard here but Martinez keeps moving and retains side control.
Ascanio prevents Martinez from moving into mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throws an elbow but Ascanio slips to the side and avoids it well.
Ascanio manages to get back to half guard.
Martinez throwing shots but Ascanio is blocking nicely.
Martinez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ascanio on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ascanio keeping control of the position.
Ascanio blocking the ground and pound attempt from Martinez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throws a strike but Ascanio avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Martinez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Martinez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ascanio swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Martinez postures up.
Martinez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ascanio trying to control the position.
Martinez forces his way into half guard.
Martinez throwing shots but Ascanio is blocking nicely.
Martinez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ascanio's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ascanio defending well though.
Ascanio gets back to full guard.
Martinez wants to pass the guard but Ascanio is keeping the position.
Dante Ascanio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson Martinez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Martinez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Martinez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ascanio works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Martinez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Martinez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinez looking to sit in guard and control but Ascanio gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson Martinez!
Dante Ascanio was interviewed post fight and said 'During my career I have had to fight through a murderers' row of ground fighters so I developed a top notch defensive ground game. Now they threw this one trick pony with perfect style against me and I was defeated. I will dedicate my life to kicking this chump's ass one day.'.
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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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