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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Osvaldo Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boaz Saloza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Osvaldo Martinez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Osvaldo Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boaz Saloza!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saloza tries to clinch up.
Martinez circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Martinez slows down the pace here.
Saloza looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A short uppercut from Saloza.
Martinez blocking some punches.
Martinez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Saloza pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Martinez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez blocks an uppercut.
Saloza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Martinez.
Saloza stalls.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saloza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martinez is looking for a takedown.
Martinez gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Saloza kicks Martinez off and gets back to his feet.
A combination from Saloza does no damage.
Boaz Saloza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Saloza but Saloza pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Martinez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Osvaldo Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saloza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martinez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martinez closes the distance and clinches.
Martinez gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saloza pushes Martinez off looking to stand but Martinez dives back in and keeps control.
Well, if Martinez is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Martinez's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Martinez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nice strikes from Martinez there.
Martinez is taking a breather. Saloza says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Saloza is trying to stand.
Martinez trying to control the pace.
Martinez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Saloza can do anything to dispel that myth.
Martinez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Martinez lands with a punch from half guard.
Martinez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Martinez 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.
Martinez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Saloza is rocked!
Martinez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Saloza is still in real trouble! Can Martinez finish him?
Martinez lands a big elbow - Saloza is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Martinez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Osvaldo Martinez!
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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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