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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Blaine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonard Martinez (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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256 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class MT
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry Blaine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonard Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Anthony Taglia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaine misses with a hook. Martinez ducked under it nicely.
Martinez unleashes a big counter combination but Blaine bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Martinez defending well as Blaine loads up on a big left hand.
Martinez appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Martinez moves forwards but Blaine connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Leonard Martinez has been cut.
Blaine misses with a series of wild punches.
Crunch! Martinez slams his shin into Blaine's torso.
Martinez moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Blaine misses.
A swing and a miss from Blaine.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blaine throws a lazy uppercut
and Martinez counters with a straight right hand.
Blaine throws a right hand that Martinez ducks under and follows up with a left that Martinez also avoids with ease.
Blaine throws the left hand but Martinez avoids the punch easily.
Martinez misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaine swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Martinez counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Henry Blaine has been cut.
Blaine definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blaine. Martinez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martinez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Blaine lands a really nice looking cross but Martinez seems unphased.
Blaine slips a jab and a cross from Martinez.
Blaine ducks under a wild hook from Martinez.
Martinez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Martinez lunges at Blaine with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Blaine's hand.
Martinez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Blaine manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martinez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Martinez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Martinez being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blaine works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Blaine looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Blaine keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Blaine avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blaine lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Blaine throws a poor cross that misses
and Martinez counters with a straight right hand.
Blaine slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Blaine misses the target.
Martinez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Martinez fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Blaine avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Martinez.
Martinez looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Blaine is avoiding damage well.
Blaine is trying to control Martinez's posture but Martinez avoids it.
Martinez in side control, throwing shots but Blaine defends.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaine parries the strikes from Martinez easily there. Martinez is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Blaine to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martinez fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Blaine is looking for a sweep.
Martinez throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Blaine works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martinez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Martinez trying to pass the guard but Blaine defending well.
Martinez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Blaine gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonard Martinez dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Blaine's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Blaine misses with a hook
and Martinez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Blaine's knee momentarily.
Martinez lands a right hook to the body.
Blaine scores with a jab to the jaw.
Blaine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Martinez.
Martinez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Martinez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Martinez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Blaine throws an overhand right that lands on Martinez's shoulder, as Martinez tries to avoid the shot.
And Martinez responds with a good body kick, but Blaine manages to step out the way in time.
A swing and a miss from Blaine.
Martinez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Blaine's hands.
Leonard Martinez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Blaine misses.
Blaine misses the jab.
Martinez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blaine moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blaine jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez blocks a jab.
Martinez slips a straight right by Blaine.
Martinez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blaine.
Martinez is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Blaine swings widly with a right hand
and Martinez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blaine is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Martinez lands a left and a right that sends Blaine crashing to the canvas! Martinez dives into mount looking to finish!
Blaine is rocked!
Leonard Martinez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez loads up with a big shot that hurts Blaine! He's pulled Martinez in close but Martinez has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Blaine survive? More strikes from Martinez and Blaine is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Leonard Martinez!
A victorious Leonard Martinez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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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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