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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Carneiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcio Martins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Carneiro might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Rasmus - In the Shadows. Marcio Martins is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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244 lbs
33 - 16 - 0 |
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250 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Carneiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcio Martins!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carneiro throws a combination that misses
and Martins decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Carneiro's guard.
Martins preventing the sweep.
Martins trying to control but Carneiro is working from the bottom.
Martins stops Carneiro from standing up.
Martins is stalling in the full guard.
Martins trying to control but Carneiro is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carneiro is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martins is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Martins decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Carneiro is looking to control Martins's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Carneiro avoid being mounted?
Martins passes to side control.
Martins looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Carneiro tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Carneiro is trying to strike from the bottom but Martins has passed into full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carneiro is working to get back to half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Carneiro's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Martins is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Carneiro is surviving well by controlling Martins's body position as best he can.
Martins sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Martins trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Carneiro has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Martins's lack of action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martins is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Carneiro has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martins seems to be working for a kimura but Carneiro defends the submission attempt.
Carneiro slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Martins stopping the sweep attempt from Carneiro.
Martins is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Martins drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Martins jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Martins looking to sit in guard and control but Carneiro gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carneiro trying to control but Martins is working from the bottom.
Martins looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Carneiro trying to control but Martins is working from the bottom.
Carneiro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Martins is keeping the position for now.
Carneiro postures up in Martins's guard and throws a big left but Martins blocks it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Martins keeping moving, preventing Carneiro from controlling successfully.
Martins looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Carneiro passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcio Martins dominated that round.
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.
Martins shoots in for a takedown but Carneiro shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Carneiro tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Martins manages to circle out of the way.
Carneiro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Carneiro shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Carneiro was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Martins is trying to improve his position.
Martins is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Carneiro off and has taken his back!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carneiro defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Carneiro is trying to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carneiro staying busy and making it hard for Martins to control.
Martins is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Carneiro defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Carneiro rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Carneiro wants to get back to full guard.
Martins is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Carneiro trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martins controlling the action here.
Martins is looking to pass Carneiro's guard but actually Carneiro recovers to full guard.
Martins trying to control the position from guard on top but Carneiro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martins forces his way into half guard.
Martins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Martins stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carneiro trying to get back to full guard but Martins takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Martins takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Martins looking to control but Carneiro is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Martins avoids the attempt from Carneiro to control.
Martins looking to control but Carneiro is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Marcio Martins has got the better of the ground game so far.
Carneiro keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martins avoids the attempt from Carneiro to control.
Carneiro is squirming around, avoiding Martins's attempts to control the action.
Carneiro tries to lock up and control but Martins gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Martins is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Carneiro is surviving well by controlling Martins's body position as best he can.
Martins looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Carneiro is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcio Martins 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Carneiro is trying hard to land a takedown here. Martins sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Carneiro as Martins shoots in.
Carneiro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carneiro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Martins feints the counter takedown.
Carneiro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carneiro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martins.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carneiro throws a lazy right hand but Martins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carneiro has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martins is trying to trip Carneiro. He has hold of a leg but Carneiro is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Martins persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Martins stopping the sweep attempt from Carneiro.
Martins wants to control from the top but Carneiro keeps moving.
Martins pushes down on Carneiro's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Martins is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Carneiro as he works his way to full guard.
Martins looking to sit in guard and control but Carneiro gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Martins keeping moving, preventing Carneiro from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martins is looking for a triangle here but Carneiro uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Martins wants to control but Carneiro postures up.
Carneiro tries to move to mount but Martins blocks the move with his legs.
Martins struggling a bit here.
Martins gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carneiro is thwarting Martins's attempts to control the position.
Martins makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Martins.
Carneiro is looking to work some ground and pound but Martins has wrist control.
Martins escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Carneiro gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Martins has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Carneiro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Martins looking for a sweep. Not yet Martins, not yet.
Marcio Martins is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Martins keeping moving, preventing Carneiro from controlling successfully.
Carneiro postures up in Martins's guard and throws a big left but Martins blocks it.
Carneiro works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Carneiro is trying to control. Martins wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Daniel Carneiro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carneiro is trying to work for a kimura but Martins is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Carneiro seems to be working for a kimura but Martins defends the submission attempt.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Carneiro showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Martins has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcio Martins!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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