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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Martinez Eluard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Genia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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181 lbs
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170 lbs
26 - 8 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Martinez Eluard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Genia!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Genia misses the shot to the body.
Eluard ducks right into an uppercut from Genia.
Eluard cracks Genia with a right hand to the side of the head.
Eluard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Eluard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A big left from Genia misses.
Eluard misses with a hook to the body
and Genia holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Eluard prevents a body shot from Genia.
Genia swings wildly with an uppercut but Eluard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Genia gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Eluard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eluard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Eluard has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Eluard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Eluard or perhaps it was just good defense by Genia, which made it look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eluard fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Genia to the ground. Eluard is now in Genia's guard.
Eluard looking to sit in guard and control but Genia gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Genia is looking to stand up but Eluard won't let him.
Eluard is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Genia decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Eluard, up you get!
Eluard sizes up Genia with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Eluard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Eluard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eluard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Genia was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Eluard lands with a good body shot.
Genia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eluard.
Eluard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Genia manages to avoid it.
Eluard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Genia was well out of range. Poor timing from Eluard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eluard fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martinez Eluard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eluard throws a body shot but no joy.
Eluard will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Genia ducks under a wild hook from Eluard.
Genia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Genia cracks Eluard with a good jab.
Eluard misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eluard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Genia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eluard moves away.
Genia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Eluard. That did some damage!
Genia cracks Eluard with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Eluard just misses with a punch to the body.
Eluard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Genia.
Genia lands an overhand right.
Eluard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Eluard throws a body shot but no joy.
Eluard shoots in for a takedown but Genia shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Eluard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Genia paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Genia throws out a powerful jab.
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!
Nice defenses there by Eluard.
Eluard tries to counter with a takedown but Genia is quick to defend against it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eluard throws a body shot but no joy.
A good leg kick by Genia.
Eluard looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A leg kick checked by Eluard.
Genia misses with an uppercut.
Genia fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Will Genia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Eluard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Genia tried to score with a low kick but Eluard checks it.
Eluard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Eluard takes one on the button.
Genia throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice shot by Genia.
Genia scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Eluard closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Genia quickly recovers to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Genia dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Eluard throws a right hand that Genia ducks under and follows up with a left that Genia also avoids with ease.
Eluard throws a body shot but no joy.
Genia slaps away a takedown attempt from Eluard, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Genia! But no joy.
Genia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eluard.
Eluard changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Eluard misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Genia! But no joy.
Genia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Genia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Eluard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Eluard slips a straight right by Genia.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Genia throws a leg kick that misses.
Genia has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Genia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Genia tries a low kick but Eluard avoids it.
Eluard misses with a shot to the body
and Genia counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Eluard misses the shot to the body.
Martinez Eluard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Genia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Eluard counters with a shoot takedown. Genia fights it but they end up in guard.
Genia being controlled here, momentarily.
Eluard trying to control the position from guard on top but Genia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Eluard sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Genia keeping moving, preventing Eluard from controlling successfully.
Genia can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Eluard controls the pace.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Will Genia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Eluard tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Genia swivels and escapes.
Eluard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Eluard throws a body punch but Genia moves out of range.
Eluard lands a slapping body shot.
Eluard shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Genia as he avoids it easily.
Genia looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martinez Eluard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eluard misses the body punch
and Genia counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Genia darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Eluard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Eluard fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Genia lands with a thumping leg kick.
Eluard swings for the body but Genia moves out of range.
Genia catches Eluard with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Genia digs a good body shot into Eluard's ribs.
Eluard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Eluard avoids the body shot from Genia.
Martinez Eluard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eluard. Genia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Genia thuds a left hand into Eluard's body.
Genia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eluard.
Genia tries a quick counter leg kick but Eluard is wise to it.
Eluard walks into a jab.
Genia misses with an uppercut. Eluard saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eluard misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Genia takes a swing at Eluard's ribcage but misses.
Eluard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Genia cracks the inside of Eluard's front leg.
Genia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Genia avoids the body shot from Eluard.
Genia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Eluard is looking to wear down Genia with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Eluard on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Eluard tries to move into range but Genia moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Eluard manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Genia on his heels. He'll look to pass Genia's guard now, I'm sure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Genia wants to stand up but Eluard is controlling him.
Martinez Eluard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Eluard controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Genia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Genia slips under a jab from Eluard.
Eluard looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Genia has one foot on Eluard's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Eluard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Genia.
Eluard just misses with a punch to the body.
Genia is looking to score with low kicks.
Eluard feinted with a counter takedown.
Genia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Eluard just misses with a punch to the body.
Genia lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eluard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Eluard just misses with a punch to the body.
Eluard shoots in for a double leg but Genia sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Eluard is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Eluard shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Genia manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eluard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Genia moves away.
Eluard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Genia was well out of range. Poor timing from Eluard.
Eluard misses with a combination
and Genia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Eluard fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Eluard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Eluard is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Eluard shoots in looking for a takedown. Genia tries to sprawl out of it but Eluard keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Genia manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Genia let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martinez Eluard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eluard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Genia feints a counter leg kick.
Eluard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Genia ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Eluard walks into a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Eluard darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eluard manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Genia on his heels. He'll look to pass Genia's guard now, I'm sure.
Eluard prevents Genia from getting back to his feet.
Eluard looking to pass the guard.
Genia wants to get back to his feet but Eluard is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Eluard advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Genia wants to get back to his feet.
Eluard trying to control the pace.
Eluard is trying to control the action in half guard but Genia is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Genia is looking to escape.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Eluard is looking for a kimura here.
Eluard is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Genia is just riding it out for now. Eluard eventually gives up the hold.
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.
Eluard trying to control from half guard but Genia is working away.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Genia moves into range and connects with a jab.
Genia walks into a jab.
Eluard fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Genia sprawls well initially but Eluard persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Genia pushes Eluard off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Genia really 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.
Eluard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Genia was well out of range. Poor timing from Eluard.
Eluard swings away with a body shot that misses
and Genia counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Eluard on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Eluard works Genia's body with a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Genia misses the target.
Eluard tries to counter with a takedown but Genia is quick to defend against it.
Genia wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Genia throws a leg kick that is checked
and Eluard counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Eluard.
Genia keeping moving, preventing Eluard from controlling successfully.
Eluard is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Genia is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eluard content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eluard wants to control from the top but Genia keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Genia has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Genia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Eluard.
Genia lands with a good body shot.
Genia jabs Eluard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Genia looks to land a left hand but Eluard moved out of range nicely.
Eluard tries to counter with a takedown but Genia is quick to defend against it.
Eluard misses with a wild body shot.
Genia connects with a right hand. Eluard shakes it off.
Eluard checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Eluard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eluard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Genia tries to counter with a clinch but Eluard shakes him off and moves away.
Eluard shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Genia is trying to defend but Eluard finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Eluard is just content to waste time from the top position. Genia takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Eluard trying to control the position from guard on top but Genia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Eluard sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Genia is looking to stand up but Eluard isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Genia keeping moving, preventing Eluard from controlling successfully.
Eluard wants to pass the guard but Genia is keeping the position.
Genia keeping moving, preventing Eluard from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Eluard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Eluard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Genia throws out the jab.
Eluard takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Will Genia will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Eluard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Genia counters with a low kick, right behind Eluard 's knee.
Genia scores with a hook to the body. Eluard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Genia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Genia, right into the meat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Genia, right into the meat.
Eluard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Genia was well out of range. Poor timing from Eluard.
Good standup being displayed there by Genia as he connects with a hook.
Eluard looks to land a combination but Genia avoids it well.
Genia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eluard moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Genia misses with a body shot.
A combination from Genia does no damage.
Genia drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Eluard has his takedown stuffed
and Eluard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eluard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Genia.
Eluard looks to score with a jab to the body but Genia is just out of range.
A nice side step and Genia releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Eluard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Genia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No luck for Eluard with that takedown attempt.
Genia bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Eluard's head.
Eluard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Genia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eluard.
Genia gets caught flat footed, as Eluard shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Eluard wants to control from the top but Genia keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eluard controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Eluard trying to control but Genia is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Genia scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Eluard has a takedown stuffed.
Genia is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martinez Eluard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eluard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Eluard misses with a wild body shot.
Eluard just misses with a punch to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Genia.
Horrible takedown attempt by Eluard or perhaps it was just good defense by Genia, which made it look bad.
Genia gets caught flat footed, as Eluard shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eluard trying to control but Genia is working from the bottom.
Eluard is really struggling to control Genia but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Eluard showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Martinez Eluard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Will Genia is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Eluard'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.
Genia keeping moving, preventing Eluard from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Will Genia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Genia winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 45:50
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 45:50
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Will Genia!
Will Genia is the new welterweight champion!
A victorious Will Genia thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Martinez Eluard was interviewed post fight and said ' '.
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