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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Osvaldo Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milan Vukovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vukovic has chosen Yellow Claw - DJ Turn It Up as his entrance music. Osvaldo Martinez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
3 - 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Milan Vukovic!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez instigates a clinch.
Martinez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've been informed that Vukovic has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Vukovic misses with a punch to the body.
Vukovic wants to stall.
Martinez is working for takedown but Vukovic is calmly controlling the position for now.
Vukovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vukovic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Martinez.
Martinez lands with a right to the head.
Martinez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Martinez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vukovic backwards.
Vukovic manages to break the clinch.
Martinez tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Martinez misses with a low kick.
Martinez delivers a nice body kick.
Vukovic fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Martinez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Martinez connects with an inside leg kick.
Vukovic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vukovic dives in for a single leg takedown but Martinez sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Vukovic will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Good leg kick by Martinez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vukovic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Martinez checks a low kick from Vukovic.
Martinez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vukovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martinez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vukovic takes a swing at Martinez's ribcage but misses.
Martinez appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Vukovic missing with a left hand there. Martinez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Martinez connects with a solid leg kick.
Martinez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vukovic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vukovic thuds his shin into the meat of Martinez's side.
Vukovic cracks Martinez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Martinez throws a front kick aimed at Vukovic's knee but Vukovic avoids it well.
Martinez slips a jab from Vukovic.
Martinez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Martinez feinted with a counter takedown.
Vukovic's jab looks to have found its range, popping Martinez under the eye.
Martinez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vukovic looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Osvaldo Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milan Vukovic.
Vukovic shoots in looking for a takedown. Martinez tries to sprawl out of it but Vukovic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Martinez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vukovic checks a leg kick nicely.
Vukovic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vukovic shoots in for a double leg but Martinez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Vukovic misses with a leg kick
and Martinez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Martinez misses with the head strike.
Martinez blocks the elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martinez.
Vukovic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Vukovic is trying to stall.
Vukovic lands a left hand.
Martinez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vukovics head.
Martinez throws a head punch that misses.
Martinez digs a right hand underneath Vukovic's ribcage. Vukovic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vukovic can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vukovic misses with a knee strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Martinez cracks Vukovic with a nice body shot.
Martinez lands with a short shot to the head.
Martinez throws a head punch that misses.
I was talking to Martinez's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Vukovic lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Martinez - that landed with a thud.
Martinez throws a head punch that misses.
Martinez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Martinez has a couple of punches blocked by Vukovic.
Vukovic blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Martinez.
Vukovic tries to stall but Martinez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Martinez is trying to trip Vukovic. He has hold of a leg but Vukovic is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Martinez persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Martinez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Martinez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Osvaldo Martinez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vukovic stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vukovic wants it to stay on the feet.
Martinez scores with a decent looking hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Martinez, right into the meat.
Martinez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Martinez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vukovic does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Vukovic shoots in but Martinez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Martinez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vukovic tries to keep at a distance but Martinez has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martinez managing to block the knees to the body from Vukovic.
Vukovic is looking to break free of the clinch but Martinez has double underhooks.
Vukovic blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Martinez swings wildly with an uppercut but Vukovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martinez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Vukovic gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Vukovic tries to break free but Martinez pushes him back against the cage.
Vukovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martinez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vukovics head.
Martinez tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Osvaldo Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vukovic fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Martinez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vukovic stalling in the clinch but Martinez improves position.
Martinez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Martinez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Martinez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vukovic is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Vukovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Martinez avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is leaning against Vukovic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vukovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Martinez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martinez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Martinez pushes Vukovic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vukovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Martinez.
Nice body punch from Martinez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vukovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez lands with a left to the head.
Martinez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vukovic's elbow.
Vukovic missing with knees to the body.
Martinez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Martinez gets through Vukovic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vukovic prevents a takedown attempt there.
Vukovic blocks a body shot from Martinez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez lands a nice shot to the body.
Martinez working aggressively here.
Vukovic jumps guard but Martinez turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Martinez working aggressively here.
Martinez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vukovic is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Martinez is defending well.
Martinez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martinez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vukovic throws an elbow that misses.
Vukovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martinez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vukovics head.
Vukovic blocks a body shot from Martinez.
Martinez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Vukovic pulls his leg out and moves away.
Vukovic walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez misses the body punch
and Vukovic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martinez closes the distance and pushes Vukovic back into the cage.
Martinez blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Martinez.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Martinez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vukovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martinez avoids it.
A short right from Martinez on the inside.
Vukovic stalling in the clinch.
Vukovic has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Vukovic tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Martinez smiles and moves away.
Vukovic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Martinez pinned against the cage. Martinez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vukovic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Martinez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Osvaldo Martinez dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Vukovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martinez manages to avoid it.
Martinez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Vukovic shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vukovic misses the jab.
Vukovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martinez attempts a counter takedown but Vukovic avoids it well and moves away.
Martinez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Martinez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Martinez scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Milan Vukovic has been cut.
Good work by Vukovic as he checks the leg kick.
Martinez wants to land a leg kick but Vukovic is out of range.
Martinez throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vukovic tries for a takedown but Martinez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vukovic tests Martinez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Osvaldo Martinez is winning the standup battle so far.
Martinez with a poor takedown
and Vukovic counters with a left to the body.
Martinez misses with a low kick as Vukovic jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vukovic misses with a low kick.
Martinez walks into a stiff left hand from Vukovic.
Vukovic does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Martinez is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Vukovic.
Martinez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Martinez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vukovic backwards.
Martinez tries to work over Vukovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vukovic blocking some punches.
Martinez scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Martinez on the inside.
Vukovic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vukovic is trying to break the clinch but Martinez has him pressed against the cage.
Vukovic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Martinez is pressed up against the cage. Vukovic has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Martinez down to the mat. Martinez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Osvaldo Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milan Vukovic.
Martinez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martinez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vukovic can do to turn this around?
Vukovic gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Martinez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Milan Vukovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vukovic has Martinez pulled in close to control his posture.
Martinez content to stall in guard here.
Martinez is pushing down on Vukovic's leg trying to pass to half guard. Vukovic is fighting to maintain full guard but Martinez has managed to sneak the leg through.
Vukovic wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Vukovic knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vukovic's head.
Martinez stalling.
Vukovic tries to kick Martinez off but Martinez keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Martinez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Martinez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
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.
Martinez uses his free foot to push down on Vukovic's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Vukovic.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vukovic can do anything to dispel that myth.
Martinez controlling his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Osvaldo 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Osvaldo Martinez!
Osvaldo Martinez bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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