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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darren Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivo Koljeno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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198 lbs
8 - 9 - 1 |
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180 cm
29
190 lbs
7 - 16 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Darren Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ivo Koljeno!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Ben Watson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Koljeno enables Martin to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Koljeno manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Martin works over Koljeno with some ground and pound from guard.
Martin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Martin prevents Koljeno from getting back to his feet.
Martin scoring with some ground and pound.
Martin lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martin cracks Koljeno with a solid left hand.
Martin cracks Koljeno with a solid left hand.
Koljeno has momentary wrist control but Martin slips an elbow through the middle.
Martin works over Koljeno with some ground and pound from guard.
Martin is in close to Koljeno's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Martin lands a couple of digs.
Martin 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Martin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Martin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin stands up over Koljeno, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Martin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Martin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Martin lands a couple of digs.
Martin trying to control the position from guard on top but Koljeno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martin postures up.
Martin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Martin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Koljeno's head.
Martin is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at 25 Beasts that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Martin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Martin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Martin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Martin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Martin scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin with a nice head shot there.
Martin landing with the ground and pound.
Martin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Martin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martin cracks Koljeno with a solid left hand.
Martin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Koljeno bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Martin's guard.
Martin striking from his own guard.
Martin controlling the position.
Martin'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.
Martin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Martin tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Martin seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Koljeno drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Martin dives on top into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Martin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Martin with a nice head shot there.
Martin distracts Koljeno with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Martin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Koljeno trying to control the position.
Martin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Martin cracks Koljeno with a solid left hand.
Martin landing some decent shots from guard.
Martin cracks Koljeno with a solid left hand.
Martin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Koljeno's head.
Martin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Martin 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.
Martin closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Koljeno's guard.
Koljeno is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Martin dives into side control.
Martin creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Martin landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Martin wants to control but Koljeno is keeping him busy.
Martin lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Martin scores with a couple of short elbows.
Koljeno is working to avoid the ground and pound but Martin connects with a decent elbow.
Darren Martin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Koljeno takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Koljeno is rocked!
Martin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Koljeno can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Koljeno is still in real trouble! Can Martin finish him?
Martin working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin lands a decent elbow from side control.
Koljeno is working to avoid the ground and pound but Martin connects with a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big shot lands for Martin! That's hurt Koljeno! Will he recover? Martin fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darren Martin!
A very excited looking Darren Martin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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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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