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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dakota Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitsuyo Maeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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170 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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178 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
KO power |
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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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dakota Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mitsuyo Maeda!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maeda blocks a head kick by Martin.
Maeda looks to land a body kick but Martin moved away.
Maeda stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Martin.
Martin swings for the body but Maeda moves out of range.
Maeda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Martin misses the target.
Martin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Maeda counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Maeda trying to pass the guard but Martin defending well.
Maeda sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Martin defending well though.
Maeda has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Maeda scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Martin is staying active underneath Maeda, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Maeda in particular looking to stall.
Maeda throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Maeda.
Martin has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Maeda wants to control from the top but Martin keeps moving.
Maeda passes Martin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Maeda thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Martin's head.
Martin wants to get back to full guard.
Maeda is working for a kimura but Martin is defending it quite comfortably.
Maeda wants to work for an arm triangle but Martin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin wants to get back to full guard.
Maeda is looking to advance position but Martin won't allow it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Maeda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Martin keeps working.
Martin moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maeda content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Maeda in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Maeda sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Martin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Maeda's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martin is looking to work some ground and pound but Maeda has wrist control.
Maeda controlling the position.
Maeda looking for a sweep. Not yet Maeda, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitsuyo Maeda dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Maeda checks the leg kick.
Jab by Maeda.
Maeda lands a head shot.
Maeda connects with a single shot there.
Martin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Martin misses with a few strikes there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maeda.
A good leg kick by Maeda.
Martin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dakota Martin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maeda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Martin swings for the body but Maeda moves out of range.
Martin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Maeda shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Martin but Martin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Maeda throws a series of punches but Martin moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Martin misses.
Martin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Martin wants it to stay on the feet.
Martin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Martin.
Maeda throws a nice outside leg kick.
Maeda smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Maeda throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Martin.
Martin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Maeda can pounce on him.
Martin misses with a body shot.
Martin looks to land a right hand but Maeda moved out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Martin.
Martin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Maeda.
Maeda takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've been told by Martin's head coaches at K.O. Koala's that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maeda throws the kick towards the body but Martin avoids it.
Maeda fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Martin on the side of the head.
Martin walks into a left hand.
Some wild striking there from Martin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda scores with a decent looking hook.
Maeda shoots in but no luck this time.
Dakota Martin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mitsuyo Maeda.
Martin with a jab.
Martin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Maeda avoids the body shot from Martin.
A solid leg kick lands there for Maeda.
Martin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maeda connects with a solid leg kick.
Maeda tries to bum rush Martin with a series of wild strikes but Martin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maeda checks the leg kick.
The fighters circling - Maeda throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maeda blocks the body kick.
Maeda thumps Martin with a low kick.
Nice uppercut there from Martin.
Dakota Martin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Maeda misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Martin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Maeda shoots in looking for a takedown. Martin tries to sprawl out of it but Maeda keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Martin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Maeda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maeda blocks a leg kick.
Martin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Maeda's head backwards.
Martin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Martin misses with a body shot.
Martin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maeda misses with a double jab
and Martin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maeda thinking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maeda lands with a thumping leg kick.
Martin tries to land a body kick
and Maeda counters with a takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maeda throws a strike aimed at the side of Martin's head but Martin avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maeda is trying to get an arm triangle but Martin is defending well.
Maeda working the ground and pound but Martin is defending the strikes.
Maeda is chipping away with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maeda in side control, throwing shots but Martin defends.
Martin is not content to let Maeda control the position.
Maeda connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Martin some visible discomfort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitsuyo Maeda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Martin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Maeda fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Martin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Martin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice sprawl there from Martin as Maeda shoots in.
Nice sprawl there from Martin as Maeda shoots in.
Maeda throws the kick towards the body but Martin avoids it.
Maeda staying out of range there.
Maeda lands with a thumping leg kick.
Maeda connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Maeda throws a series of punches but Martin moves out of range.
Maeda clobbers Martin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Maeda avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Maeda shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Martin pinned against the cage. Martin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dakota Martin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mitsuyo Maeda.
Maeda throws a big shot that misses.
Martin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maeda moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Martin misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maeda throws a leg kick which misses Martin's front leg but catches the back leg as Martin tries to avoid it.
Maeda showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Martin.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maeda gets a takedown into half guard.
Maeda is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Maeda throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda wants to take a breather but Martin is having none of it.
Maeda throwing shots but Martin is blocking nicely.
Maeda tries to pass to full mount but Martin defends it.
Maeda is looking to take a break and control but Martin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Maeda seems to be working for a kimura but Martin defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Maeda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Martin keeps working.
Dakota Martin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martin is defending against the submission attempts here by Maeda.
Maeda throwing shots but Martin is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Maeda wants to work for an arm triangle but Martin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Martin is looking to improve his position.
Maeda passes to full mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maeda lands with some strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mitsuyo Maeda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Maeda 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mitsuyo Maeda!
Our winner, Mitsuyo Maeda, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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