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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Master Enki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carter Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter Martin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Master Enki's chin.
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215 lbs
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185 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Master Enki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carter Martin!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Enki 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.
Jab by Enki.
Enki tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Martin is able to avoid easily.
Enki thuds his right hand into Martin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Enki clinches up with Martin and pushes him back against the cage.
Martin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Enki jumps guard but Martin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Martin scores with a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Enki.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Martin.
Enki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Enki lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Enki lands with a light punch inside.
Enki ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Enki no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Martin stopping the sweep attempt from Enki.
Enki seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Enki trying to strike off his back.
Enki is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Enki has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Martin scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Enki not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Martin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Martin is in close to Enki's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Enki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Enki is working hard here to advance position.
Martin postures up in Enki's guard and throws a big left but Enki blocks it.
Enki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Enki controls Martin momentarily but Martin frees himself.
Martin is looking to work some ground and pound but Enki has wrist control.
Martin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Martin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Martin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enki working a defensive guard here.
Martin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Enki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martin.
Enki misses with a hook. Martin ducked under it nicely.
Enki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Martin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Martin misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Enki to counter with a crisp jab.
Martin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Enki is looking to clinch.
Martin unleashes a big counter combination but Enki bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Martin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Enki's sensitive parts.
Martin swats away the attempt to clinch by Enki.
Carter Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Martin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin misses with the combination.
Enki seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Martin digs a good hook to Enki's body.
Enki throws a right and a left that Martin avoids nicely.
A swing and a miss from Martin.
Enki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Enki on the side of the head.
Martin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Martin throws a right hand that Enki ducks under and follows up with a left that Enki also avoids with ease.
Enki was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Enki fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Enki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Martin throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Enki.
It looks like Master Enki has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Enki throws the left hand but Martin avoids the punch easily.
Enki misses with a wild body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin throws a looping overhand right but Enki ducks down to avoid it.
Nice shot by Martin.
Martin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That kick from Martin tenderised Enki's leg. Enki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Enki misses with a series of wild punches.
Martin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Martin throws a series of punches but Enki avoids them all with ease.
Enki misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carter Martin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Master Enki's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Martin looks to land a combination but Enki avoids it well.
Martin misses with a left hand
and Enki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Enki slips a jab from Martin.
It looked like Enki wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Martin throws a right hand that Enki ducks under and follows up with a left that Enki also avoids with ease.
Martin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Martin throws a series of punches but Enki moves out of range.
Enki throws a big counter combination but Martin scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Enki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Enki closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Martin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Enki tries to counter by clinching up but Martin breaks away and moves out of range.
Martin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Enki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Enki tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Martin tries to score with a low kick but Enki moves his leg out of the way.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martin clinches up against the cage.
Enki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Enki blocking some punches.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Martin. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Martin keeps control of Enki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Martin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Enki throws a head punch that misses.
Martin has a couple of punches blocked by Enki.
Martin wants to stall.
Enki drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Martin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Martin trying to stall but Enki improves his position.
Enki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martin misses with a punch on the inside.
Enki swings wildly with an uppercut but Martin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Enki blocks an uppercut.
Martin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Enki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Enki tries to break free but Martin pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martin avoids the elbow strike from Enki, against the cage.
Martin blocks an elbow strike.
Enki tries to circle away but Martin has him pinned against the cage.
Enki breaks from the clinch.
Martin misses with a combination
and Enki counters with a stiff right hand.
Enki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jab, jab by Martin - just one landing.
Enki throws the left hand but Martin avoids the punch easily.
Enki avoids the body shot from Martin.
Enki is looking to counter punch.
Enki loads up on a big right hand but Martin slips the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Enki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martin manages to avoid it.
Enki connects with a body shot.
A punch combination from Martin misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Enki moves out of range of the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Enki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Martin scoring well with a low kick there.
Martin misses with a body kick.
Martin throws a leg kick
and Enki counters with a series of strikes. Martin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Martin just misses with a punch to the body.
Enki is looking to counter punch.
Enki looks to score with a jab to the body but Martin is just out of range.
Martin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Enki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Martin's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martin. Enki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Enki lands with an uppercut that bounces Martin off the cage and back into range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Enki fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin looks to land a right hand but Enki moved out of range.
Martin throws a hook but Enki blocks it.
Enki looks to land a left hand but Martin moved out of range nicely.
Enki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Martin misses with an uppercut.
Martin throws a body shot but no joy.
Martin throws out a powerful jab.
Enki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Martin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Martin cracks Enki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Carter Martin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Master Enki's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Martin throws a right hand that Enki ducks under and follows up with a left that Enki also avoids with ease.
A counter left hand to the body from Enki misses its target.
Martin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Enki under the eye.
Martin tries to clinch
and Enki counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Martin punching from the bottom.
Enki passes to side control.
Enki controlling the position from side mount.
Enki wants to control but Martin is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin manages to work his way to half guard, despite Enki's best efforts.
Martin trying to control from the bottom.
Enki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Martin's head.
Enki is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Enki is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Martin still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Martin has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Martin cracks Enki with a big right hand but Enki just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Master Enki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enki is trying to control Martin's posture but Martin avoids it.
Enki takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Martin landing strikes.
Enki misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Enki is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Martin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Martin is thwarting Enki's attempts to control the position.
Enki looking for submissions off his back.
Enki looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enki tries to roll over but Martin keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martin throwing shots but Enki is blocking nicely.
Enki tries to roll over but Martin keeps him under control.
Carter Martin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Enki is looking to control Martin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Enki avoid being mounted?
Martin works his foot free and advances to mount.
Martin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Enki is squirming around, avoiding Martin's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Enki tries to hold on but Martin postures up.
Enki is working to get back to half guard.
Enki tries to hold on but Martin pushes him away.
Martin controlling from the full mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Carter Martin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Martin 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 Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carter Martin!
Carter Martin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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