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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Leland Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Barybin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barybin has chosen Primus - My Name is Mud as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leland Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Barybin!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Barybin misses
and Martinez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Martinez trying to control the position but instead, Barybin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Martinez into the cage.
Martinez taking a breather.
Barybin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Martinez's efforts to push away.
Martinez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martinez scores with a takedown into Barybin's guard.
Barybin has his feet on Martinez's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barybin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Martinez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Barybin.
Martinez attempts a counter takedown but Barybin avoids it well and moves away.
Barybin blocks a head kick by Martinez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez dives in for a single leg takedown but Barybin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A punch combination from Martinez misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Martinez.
Martinez takes a swing at Barybin's ribcage but misses.
Barybin wants to clinch.
Barybin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Martinez defends it nicely.
Leland Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Barybin.
Barybin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barybin is working for a kimura but Martinez is defending it quite comfortably.
Martinez moves into full guard.
Barybin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Martinez controls Barybin momentarily but Barybin frees himself.
Martinez tries to strike from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barybin postures up.
Barybin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Martinez doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Martinez pulls Barybin in close to prevent any damage.
Martinez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Barybin won't allow Martinez to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Barybin postures up.
Barybin wants to stand but Martinez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Barybin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Martinez's waist but Martinez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Barybin off to one side.
Barybin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Martinez.
And Barybin tries to counter it with a takedown but Martinez pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Martinez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barybin.
Barybin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Martinez sprawls well. Martinez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Barybin gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barybin checks a low kick from Martinez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Leland Martinez will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Martinez closes the distance and pushes Barybin back into the cage.
Martinez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barybin moves into the clinch.
Barybin looking to slow down the pace here.
Martinez working hard to break the clinch.
Martinez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Martinez looking for a takedown.
Barybin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Martinez taking a breather.
Barybin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Martinez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barybin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martinez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barybin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Martinez rushes Barybin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Martinez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Barybin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leland Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martinez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Barybin walks away with a smile on his face. Martinez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Barybin has a takedown stuffed.
Barybin fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck for Martinez with that takedown attempt.
Martinez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Barybin clinches up against the cage.
Martinez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez pulls guard effortlessly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barybin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barybin tries to stand but Martinez is controlling from the bottom.
Barybin works over Martinez with some ground and pound from guard.
Barybin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Martinez controlling the position.
Martinez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barybin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Martinez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Martinez wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Barybin manages to pass to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barybin wants to control but Martinez is keeping him busy.
Martinez wants to improve his position but Barybin is controlling well.
Barybin trying to mount his opponent but Martinez defends it.
Martinez manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Barybin keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Barybin tries for a takedown but Martinez manages to get underhooks.
Martinez wants to break free but Barybin has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez crunches a lovely knee into Barybin's ribcage.
Martinez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Barybin letting Martinez take a breather here.
Martinez is trying to stall.
Martinez has Barybin pushed against the cage.
Barybin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Martinez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Martinez tries to score a body lock takedown but Barybin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Barybin prevents a body shot from Martinez.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Come on Martinez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Barybin working hard to break the clinch.
Barybin tries to pull guard but Martinez won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leland Martinez dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Barybin wants to clinch up but Martinez keeps it at a distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Barybin.
Martinez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Martinez tries to clinch up but Barybin circles away and keeps his distance.
Barybin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Martinez has Barybin up against the cage in a clinch.
Martinez pulls Barybin into guard.
Alexander Barybin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Martinez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Barybin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barybin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez keeping moving, preventing Barybin from controlling successfully.
Martinez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Martinez has his feet on Barybin's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Barybin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Martinez tries to avoid it but Barybin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Martinez to the ground. Martinez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Martinez drops down looking for a counter takedown but Barybin sprawls and moves away.
Leland Martinez is winning the standup battle so far.
Barybin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Martinez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Leland Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Barybin.
Barybin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Horrible takedown attempt by Barybin or perhaps it was just good defense by Martinez, which made it look bad.
Martinez appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Barybin misses with a shot to the body
and Martinez counters by clinching up.
Martinez misses with a knee to the head.
Martinez pulls Barybin into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barybin looking to sit in guard and control but Martinez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Martinez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Martinez is in close to Barybin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Martinez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barybin can do to turn this around?
Barybin wants to stand and escape but Martinez is having none of it.
Barybin looking to control but Martinez passes into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinez misses with a head shot. Barybin uses the momentum to regain guard.
Martinez prevents Barybin from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throws an elbow that misses. Barybin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Martinez's guard. Nice move by Barybin!
Barybin trying to control the position from guard on top but Martinez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barybin forces his way into half guard.
Martinez wants to improve his position but Barybin is controlling well.
Barybin is trying to control the action in half guard but Martinez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barybin has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Barybin avoids the attempt from Martinez to control.
Martinez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martinez manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leland Martinez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Martinez 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leland Martinez!
The defeated Alexander Barybin had this to say: 'Sanya will kick your ass later!'.
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energy
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hype
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