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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Javier Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Rodrigo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorge Rodrigo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Javier Martin's chin.
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141 lbs
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150 lbs
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Decent elbows
Cuts easily
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Javier Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jorge Rodrigo!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin blocks a head kick by Rodrigo.
Martin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rodrigo tries a head kick but it misses.
Martin misses with a low kick.
Rodrigo just misses with a punch to the body.
Martin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Martin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Martin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rodrigo throws a right hand that Martin ducks under and follows up with a left that Martin also avoids with ease.
Javier Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin throws out a loose jab but Rodrigo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodrigo throws a sloppy head kick and Martin moves out of range easily.
Rodrigo looks to score with a jab to the body but Martin is just out of range.
Martin jabs Rodrigo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rodrigo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
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!
Jab by Martin.
Rodrigo should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Martin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigo avoids the head kick by Martin.
Martin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rodrigo momentarily.
Rodrigo blocks a head kick by Martin.
A head kick misses from Rodrigo.
Rodrigo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Martin tries to clinch there but Rodrigo circles away.
Martin scores with a three punch combo!
Martin avoids the body shot from Rodrigo.
Martin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Martin lands a body shot.
Martin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rodrigo.
Martin looks to land a combination but Rodrigo avoids it well.
Rodrigo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Martin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rodrigo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Martin.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Martin.
Rodrigo takes one on the button.
Martin closes the distance and clinches.
Rodrigo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rodrigo lands a body shot.
Rodrigo is trying to push Martin away but Martin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Martin is trying to force a seperation but Rodrigo has the dominant position.
Martin is trying to break the clinch but Rodrigo has him pressed against the cage.
Martin tries to circle away but Rodrigo has him pinned against the cage.
Martin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Martin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Martin prevents a body shot from Rodrigo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Martin as Rodrigo tries to tie him up.
Martin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A body shot lands from Martin.
Rodrigo misses with a body punch.
Martin misses with a knee strike.
Rodrigo has had enough of the clinch but Martin keeps him there for the moment.
Rodrigo has had enough of the clinch but Martin keeps him there for the moment.
Martin stalling in the clinch.
Martin looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Rodrigo prevents a body shot from Martin.
Martin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Rodrigo has eaten all the pies!
Martin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Martin just misses with a punch to the body.
Martin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo blocks a head kick by Martin.
Martin throws a combination. Rodrigo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rodrigo loads up on a big right hand but Martin slips the punch.
Rodrigo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Martin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Martin throws the kick towards the body but Rodrigo avoids it.
Martin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rodrigo misses with a head kick.
Martin moves out of range as Rodrigo throws a body kick.
Rodrigo misses with a body kick.
Martin tries to clinch there but Rodrigo circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodrigo throws a sloppy head kick and Martin moves out of range easily.
Martin scores with a nice head shot.
Rodrigo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martin manages to avoid it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Martin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rodrigo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martin tries a head kick but it misses.
Rodrigo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rodrigo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rodrigo misses with a body kick.
Martin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Martin throws out a leg kick but Rodrigo moves out of range and Martin only half commits.
Rodrigo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Martin rather than just go for the knockout.
Martin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Martin connects with a crisp jab.
Martin throws a body punch but Rodrigo moves out of range.
Rodrigo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rodrigo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Martin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rodrigo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's six 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!
Martin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodrigo takes a swing at Martin's ribcage but misses.
Martin misses with a few strikes there.
Martin is breathing heavily.
Martin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rodrigo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rodrigo misses with a head kick.
Rodrigo throws a sloppy head kick and Martin moves out of range easily.
Rodrigo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rodrigo ducks right into an uppercut from Martin.
Martin blocks the body kick.
Martin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodrigo.
A leg kick checked by Martin.
Martin tried to score with a low kick but Rodrigo checks it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Martin scores with a leg kick.
Martin throws a body kick that misses.
Martin tries to clinch up but Rodrigo circles away and keeps his distance.
Martin scores with a leg kick.
Martin avoids the head kick by Rodrigo.
Martin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rodrigo throws a nice looking combination but Martin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Martin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rodrigo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Martin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rodrigo's head backwards.
Martin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Martin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rodrigo takes a swing at Martin's ribcage but misses.
Martin staying out of range there.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rodrigo throws a head kick that misses.
Martin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rodrigo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Rodrigo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Good shot there by Martin.
Martin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rodrigo takes a step back to recover.
Rodrigo misses with a double jab
and Martin finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Martin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Martin lands a front kick.
Martin throws a good cross that connects.
Rodrigo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Martin.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Martin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rodrigo jabs at Martin's body.
Martin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodrigo.
Martin scores with a jab to the body.
Martin lands the left hand.
Rodrigo throws a body shot but no joy.
Martin moves in looking to clinch but Rodrigo pushes him off.
Rodrigo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Martin. That one must have hurt.
Martin throws a front kick that sends Rodrigo stumbling back into the cage.
Rodrigo ducks right into an uppercut from Martin.
Martin thuds his shin into the meat of Rodrigo's side.
Martin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rodrigo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Martin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Martin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Javier Martin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martin lands with a kick to the temple. Rodrigo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Martin misses with a leg kick.
Rodrigo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Martin connects with an inside leg kick.
Rodrigo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Martin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Martin connects with an inside leg kick.
Rodrigo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Martin.
Rodrigo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Martin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodrigo can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodrigo lands a jab to the nose.
Rodrigo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martin scores with a head kick. Rodrigo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodrigo throws a sloppy head kick and Martin moves out of range easily.
Martin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rodrigo is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Martin slams his shin into Rodrigo's torso.
Rodrigo moves out of range of the body kick from Martin.
Rodrigo throws a leg kick
and Martin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Martin is looking to score with low kicks.
Rodrigo avoids the head kick by Martin.
Martin lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rodrigo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Martin. Martin obviously looking to wear him down.
Martin lands a leg kick that knocks Rodrigo off balance momentarily.
Martin throws a head kick that misses.
Martin is looking to clinch but Rodrigo is avoiding it.
Rodrigo misses with a wild combination.
Martin misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo throws a shot from downtown. Martin moves away and avoids it.
Rodrigo misses with a body shot.
Rodrigo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Martin.
Martin moves out of range of the leg kick from Rodrigo.
Rodrigo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Martin back to the cage. Rodrigo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodrigo works Martin's body with a nice hook.
Martin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rodrigo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rodrigo avoids the head kick by Martin.
Rodrigo throws out a leg kick but Martin moves out of range and Rodrigo only half commits.
Rodrigo looks to throw a body kick
and Martin counters with a two punch combo.
A bone on bone clash there as Martin blocks the leg kick.
Martin dodges the punch combination from Rodrigo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Martin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Martin scores with a three punch combo!
Martin tries to land a front kick but Rodrigo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rodrigo throws a one two combo.
Javier Martin is winning the standup battle so far.
Martin throws a push kick but Rodrigo slaps the foot to one side.
Martin fakes the leg kick and cracks Rodrigo in the body.
Rodrigo lands a nice shot to the body.
Rodrigo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martin.
Martin throws a wild body kick that Rodrigo sees coming a mile off.
Martin is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo looks to land a body kick but Martin moved away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodrigo. Martin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rodrigo tries a head kick but it misses.
Martin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Martin jabs Rodrigo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Martin lands a jab to Rodrigo's midsection.
Martin throws a sloppy head kick and Rodrigo moves out of range easily.
Martin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Martin misses with a wild combination.
Martin is looking to clinch but Rodrigo is avoiding it.
Rodrigo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Martin blocks a jab.
Rodrigo throws a nice looking combination but Martin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Martin throws a one two combo.
Martin scores with a leg kick.
Martin is looking to chop away at Rodrigo's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodrigo. Martin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rodrigo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rodrigo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Martin cracks Rodrigo with a good jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Martin blocks the leg kick.
Rodrigo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Martin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rodrigo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Martin moves out of range of the body kick from Rodrigo.
Martin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rodrigo on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Martin, as that shot connected.
Martin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Martin.
Martin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rodrigo misses with a kick to the body
enabling Martin to counter with a crisp jab.
Martin moves out of range of the body kick from Rodrigo.
Martin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Martin checks a leg kick.
Rodrigo misses with a body shot.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Martin blocks a leg kick.
Rodrigo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Martin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rodrigo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martin jabs Rodrigo right on the nose. Rodrigo blinks but takes it well.
Martin lands with a nice combination. Rodrigo backs away looking to recover.
Martin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rodrigo's sensitive parts.
Rodrigo throws a body kick that misses.
Rodrigo misses with a hook. Martin ducked under it nicely.
Rodrigo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body kick there by Martin.
Martin blocks a head kick by Rodrigo.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rodrigo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Martin - the referee stops the clock and Rodrigo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Martin. Rodrigo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rodrigo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martin scores with a punch to the head.
Martin moves out of range as Rodrigo strikes.
Martin connects with a leg kick. Rodrigo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Martin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Martin blocks the leg kick.
Rodrigo throws the left hand but Martin avoids the punch easily.
Some wild striking there from Martin.
Martin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodrigo.
Javier Martin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rodrigo is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Martin.
Martin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rodrigo.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rodrigo.
Martin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rodrigo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Martin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Martin lands a nice shot that snaps Rodrigo's head back.
Rodrigo misses with a left hand
and Martin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rodrigo keeps the fight on the outside.
Martin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jorge Rodrigo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A decent looking cross lands there for Martin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Javier Martin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Martin 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for Javier Martin!
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Javier Martin!
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Javier Martin!
Javier Martin wins by unanimous decision!
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hype
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