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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Osvaldo Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thatcher Halverson (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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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Osvaldo Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Thatcher Halverson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halverson avoids the body shot from Martinez.
Halverson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Martinez missing with a left hand there. Halverson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Halverson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Martinez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Halverson looks for a takedown but Martinez sprawls well.
Martinez throws a poor cross that misses
and Halverson counters with a nice body shot.
Martinez connects with a nice looking jab.
Halverson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Halverson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martinez was well out of range. Poor timing from Halverson.
Martinez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Halverson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez throws a front kick aimed at Halverson's knee but Halverson avoids it well.
Martinez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Martinez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Martinez throws a leg kick but Halverson checks it.
Halverson looks for a takedown but Martinez sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Martinez.
Martinez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Halverson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martinez moves away.
Halverson drops his hands momentarily and Martinez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Halverson looks to throw the jab but Martinez is out of range.
Halverson swats away the attempt to clinch by Martinez.
Halverson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Martinez wants to slow Halverson down by chopping away at his legs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Martinez.
A head kick by Martinez misses
and Halverson counters with a left to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Halverson. Martinez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martinez misses with an uppercut.
A head kick by Martinez misses
and Halverson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Martinez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Halverson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Halverson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Halverson lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Halverson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Halverson misses with a wild body shot.
Martinez throws a looping overhand right but Halverson ducks down to avoid it.
Halverson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Martinez rather than just go for the knockout.
Halverson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martinez looks to score with a jab to the body but Halverson is just out of range.
Halverson shoots in but Martinez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Osvaldo Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thatcher Halverson.
Halverson slips under a jab.
Martinez scores with a leg kick.
Martinez clinches with his opponent.
Halverson can't get the takedown.
Martinez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Halverson's elbow.
Martinez scores with a shoulder strike.
Martinez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Halverson backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halverson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Halverson dodges an elbow strike from Martinez.
With the fighters up against the cage, Martinez throws an elbow but misses.
Martinez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martinez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Martinez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Martinez lands an uppercut.
Halverson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martinez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Halverson blocks a body shot from Martinez.
Martinez pushes off an throws an elbow but Halverson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Halverson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Halverson blocks an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Martinez scores with a shot to the side of Halverson's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halverson digs a right hand underneath Martinez's ribcage. Martinez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Martinez scores with a hook to the body.
Martinez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez lands a body shot.
Halverson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Halverson.
Halverson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Martinez defends well and Halverson ends up having to push Martinez into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halverson throws an overhand right that lands on Martinez's shoulder, as Martinez tries to avoid the shot.
Martinez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Halverson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Martinez sprawls well initially but Halverson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Halverson is thwarting Martinez's attempts to control the position.
Martinez wants to improve his position but Halverson is controlling well.
Martinez is pressing down on Halverson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Osvaldo Martinez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Halverson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martinez moves away.
Martinez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Martinez misses with a lunging right hand
and Halverson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Martinez misses
and Halverson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Martinez's guard.
Martinez controls Halverson momentarily but Halverson frees himself.
Halverson trying to control the position from guard on top but Martinez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Halverson won't allow Martinez to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halverson stays in close to Martinez's body and controls the position.
Halverson trying to control but Martinez is working from the bottom.
Martinez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Halverson defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez has control of Halverson's left arm, preventing Halverson from doing any damage.
Martinez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Halverson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martinez moves away.
Martinez is looking to counter with head kicks.
Martinez works over Halverson's head and body with a nice combination.
A swing and a miss from Martinez.
Halverson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Martinez counters with a low kick, right behind Halverson 's knee.
Martinez fakes the leg kick and cracks Halverson in the body.
Osvaldo Martinez is winning the standup battle so far.
Martinez rushes Halverson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Osvaldo Martinez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Martinez blocks a body shot from Halverson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throws a head punch that misses.
Martinez lands a hook that snaps the head of Halverson backwards.
Halverson blocking some punches.
Halverson avoiding damage as Martinez throws knees to the body.
Martinez misses with a punch to the body.
Halverson avoiding damage as Martinez throws knees to the body.
Martinez lands a nice uppercut.
Martinez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Halverson backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Halverson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martinez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Halverson can do to turn this around?
Martinez gets through Halverson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Martinez.
Martinez tries to land knees in the clinch but Halverson avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Martinez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Halverson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Martinez.
Martinez tries to work over Halverson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Martinez.
Halverson tries to throw a body punch but Martinez avoids it by throwing Halverson back against the cage.
Halverson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Martinez swings wildly with an uppercut but Halverson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martinez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Martinez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martinez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Martinez is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Halverson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Martinez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martinez lands a hook that snaps the head of Halverson backwards.
Martinez blocks a body shot from Halverson.
Halverson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Martinez after a bit of a struggle.
Martinez scores with a hook to the body.
Nice elbow from Martinez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Martinez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Martinez lands an elbow inside.
Nice body punch from Martinez.
Halverson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Martinez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martinez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martinez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Halverson's brow.
Martinez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Halverson wants a takedown.
Osvaldo Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thatcher Halverson.
Halverson looking to slow down the pace here.
Martinez lands a left hand.
Halverson takes a shot to the head.
Martinez lands with a left to the head.
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! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Martinez looks to land a combination. Halverson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martinez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Osvaldo Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Halverson counter with a right hand.
Halverson just misses with a punch to the body.
Martinez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halverson moves away.
Halverson misses with a body shot.
Halverson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halverson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Halverson's corner calls for a 1-2. Halverson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez with a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Martinez.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch but Halverson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Halverson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martinez jabs Halverson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fighters circling - Martinez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A countering left hand to the body from Halverson misses.
Martinez scores with a jab to the head.
Martinez misses with a body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Martinez, as that shot connected.
Martinez gets a clinch.
Martinez throws an elbow but it misses.
Martinez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Halverson is looking to break free of the clinch but Martinez has double underhooks.
Halverson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martinez misses with a body punch.
Halverson blocking some punches.
Halverson has clasped his hands together around Martinez's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinez is looking to regain half guard here but Halverson keeps moving and retains side control.
Thatcher Halverson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halverson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Halverson is looking to take a break and control but Martinez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
What's Martinez going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Martinez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Halverson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Halverson just content to control the position.
Halverson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Halverson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halverson wants to control but Martinez is keeping him busy.
The referee asks Halverson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Halverson prefers to stall for the moment though.
Halverson wants to control but Martinez is keeping him busy.
Martinez defending against the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martinez manages to get back to half guard.
Halverson wants to take a breather but Martinez is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Martinez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Halverson.
Martinez is looking to sweep but instead, Halverson has passed into half guard.
Halverson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Martinez's head.
Halverson wants to pass the guard but Martinez is defending well.
Halverson prevents Martinez from improving his position.
Martinez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Martinez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Halverson is working away from the top position though.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Osvaldo Martinez.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Martinez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Osvaldo Martinez!
In his post fight interview, Osvaldo Martinez started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Thatcher Halverson spoke after the fight, saying 'I shall rise to the top again! Thanks to all my teammates for the training! Also thanks Eric for taking the fight.'.
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