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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taj Trigger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonard Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taj Trigger!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Lou da Vinci and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trigger takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Martinez wants to clinch up but Trigger keeps it at a distance.
Martinez lands a nice looking body shot.
A shot to the liver by Martinez. Beautiful body shot.
Martinez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Roosters Coop in the buildup to the fight.
Trigger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Martinez.
Trigger looks to throw the jab but Martinez is out of range.
Martinez half committed to a counter leg kick.
Trigger slips under a jab from Martinez.
Trigger tries to counter with a clinch but Martinez shakes him off and moves away.
Martinez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Trigger did well to prevent Martinez getting side control.
Martinez moves nicely into side control.
Martinez sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Trigger is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Martinez throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinez advances to mount.
Martinez misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Martinez throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Martinez punching from mount but Trigger doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez unloads with some shots from mount but Trigger bucks and avoids them well.
Martinez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Trigger is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Martinez punishing his opponent with strikes.
Martinez lands a heavy elbow.
Poor strikes thrown by Martinez there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Trigger wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Martinez.
Martinez thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Trigger takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
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 tries to control but Trigger wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trigger prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Trigger is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Martinez unloads with some shots from mount but Trigger bucks and avoids them well.
Martinez lands a big shot there that rocks Trigger but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Trigger tries to hold on but Martinez pushes him away.
Trigger suckers Martinez into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Trigger is now in Martinez's guard!
Martinez is trying to hold Trigger in close to prevent damage but Trigger has managed to pass into half guard.
Martinez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Trigger's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Martinez wants to sweep here but Trigger controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trigger not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Martinez wants to sweep but no luck.
Trigger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Martinez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Martinez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Martinez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Trigger can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Martinez looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Trigger passes into half guard.
Trigger is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Martinez is trying to get back to full guard.
Trigger slows the pace down in half guard.
Martinez wants to control but Trigger is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Martinez is looking for a sweep. Trigger is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trigger trying to mount his opponent but Martinez defends it.
Trigger is thwarting Martinez's attempts to control the position.
Martinez wants to improve his position but Trigger is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonard Martinez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Martinez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Trigger.
Trigger moves out of range of the leg kick from Martinez.
Martinez with a poor takedown
and Trigger counters with a good, hard body kick but Martinez shrugs it off.
Leonard Martinez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Trigger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Martinez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Martinez. That's going to slow Trigger down.
Martinez dives in and grabs Trigger's left leg, looking for a takedown. Trigger pushes down on Martinez's head and hops out.
Martinez misses with a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Martinez. That's going to slow Trigger down.
Martinez tries to bum rush Trigger with a series of wild strikes but Trigger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Leonard Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trigger throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Trigger throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martinez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Trigger avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leonard Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trigger throws a half hearted mid kick.
Martinez quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trigger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martinez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Trigger tries to score with a low kick but Martinez moves his leg out of the way.
Martinez throws a quick counter head kick but Trigger was just out of range.
Trigger moves out of range as Martinez throws a body kick.
Trigger looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Leonard Martinez is winning the standup battle so far.
Trigger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martinez.
Martinez throws a combination. Trigger tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Trigger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martinez.
Trigger thuds his shin into the meat of Martinez's side.
Martinez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Trigger lands a nice hook to Martinez's body. Martinez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martinez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A low kick from Martinez is predictable there
and Trigger counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez keeps control of Trigger as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Trigger avoiding damage as Martinez throws knees to the body.
Trigger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Martinezs head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trigger scores with a nice hook to the head.
Martinez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Trigger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Trigger lands with a left to the head.
Martinez looking to throw knees to the head but Trigger is blocking nicely.
Trigger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trigger blocking some punches.
Martinez lands a good knee to the midsection. Trigger won't want to take too many of those.
Trigger misses with a punch to the body.
Trigger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trigger lands a leg kick that knocks Martinez off balance momentarily.
Martinez throws the kick towards the body but Trigger avoids it.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Trigger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Trigger misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trigger takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Trigger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Martinez throws a big counter combination but Trigger scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Martinez scores with a body shot.
Martinez throws the kick towards the body but Trigger avoids it.
Trigger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Trigger takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Martinez. That's going to slow Trigger down.
Martinez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Trigger takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Trigger scores with a kick to the midsection.
Martinez thumps Trigger with a low kick.
Martinez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martinez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trigger looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trigger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez lands the left hand.
Martinez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Trigger throws a right hand that Martinez ducks under and follows up with a left that Martinez also avoids with ease.
Martinez tries to clinch but Trigger is having none of it.
Trigger tries to counter with a clinch but Martinez shakes him off and moves away.
Trigger looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Martinez misses with a series of wild punches.
Trigger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trigger lands a jab to the nose.
Trigger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick from Martinez misses.
Trigger missing with a left hand there. Martinez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Martinez staying out of range there.
Trigger slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Taj Trigger will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Martinez pushes Trigger away with a front kick.
Trigger takes a swing at Martinez's ribcage but misses.
Trigger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Martinez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Martinez moves away from the strike by Trigger.
Martinez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trigger moves away.
Martinez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Trigger moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from Trigger misses its intended target.
Martinez shoots in and gets a takedown into Trigger's guard.
Trigger pulls Martinez in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez trying to control but Trigger is working from the bottom.
Martinez looking to sit in guard and control but Trigger gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trigger lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Trigger trying to control the position from guard on top but Martinez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martinez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Trigger wants to get back to his feet.
Martinez throws a strike but Trigger avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Martinez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Trigger swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Trigger trying to control the position here.
Martinez stands up over Trigger, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trigger keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
Martinez won't allow Trigger to get back to his feet.
Our spies down at at World Class Elite Gym (16 elites) $1000 inform us that Trigger has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Martinez throwing strikes but missing.
Trigger utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Martinez pushes down on Trigger's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Martinez is trying to control the action in half guard but Trigger is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Martinez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Martinez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Trigger doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Martinez.
Martinez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Trigger does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Trigger wants to control but Martinez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Martinez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Trigger doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Martinez.
Leonard Martinez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Trigger is trying to stand.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Trigger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Martinez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Martinez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martinez misses with a few strikes there.
Martinez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Martinez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Trigger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Leonard Martinez has been cut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big right from Martinez misses.
Nice shot lands for Trigger.
Martinez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trigger can do to turn this around?
Martinez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Martinez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Trigger to score with a decent uppercut.
Martinez throws a wild hook but Trigger just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Martinez gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Trigger raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taj Trigger!
A very excited looking Taj Trigger 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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