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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Denver (ranked 5798 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antoni Marti (ranked 4160 p4p, 0 weight class). Denver comes to the cage accompanied by Flames of the Ghost. Antoni Marti is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Denver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antoni Marti!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denver slaps away a takedown attempt from Marti, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Denver is defended easily by Marti.
Denver shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Marti pinned against the cage. Marti gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Denver could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Marti has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marti just leaning against Denver, taking a breather.
Denver successfully pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marti gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Denver shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Marti as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Denver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denver slaps away a takedown attempt from Marti, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Denver moves into the clinch successfully.
Marti taking a breather.
Denver manages to break the clinch.
Marti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Denver moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marti misses with a head kick.
Denver tries to counter with a takedown but Marti is quick to defend against it.
Marti closes this distance looking for a takedown but Denver circles away.
Denver shoots in for a double leg but Marti sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Marti gets tackled into the cage by Denver. Denver maintains the clinch.
Marti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Denver.
Marti has Denver pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Denver manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Denver breaks from the clinch.
Denver looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Marti is fending him off so far but Denver persists. Nope, Marti circles away and we're back to standing.
Marti looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marti avoids the body shot from Denver.
Marti shoots in and drives through. Denver sprawls well.
Denver swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marti is looking to score with low kicks.
Marti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Denver moves away.
Denver changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Denver connects with a leg kick. Marti looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Antoni Marti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marti shoots in but no luck this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marti doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Denver counters by moving into the clinch.
Marti looks winded!
Denver escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marti gets tackled into the cage by Denver. Denver maintains the clinch.
Denver tries for a takedown. No joy.
Denver pulls guard.
Denver is trying to keep Marti in close.
Denver might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denver looking for a guillotine here but Marti defends easily.
Denver working a defensive guard but Marti manages to pass into side control anyway.
Denver stops Marti from passing to mount.
Denver being controlled for a moment.
Marti wants to take a breather but Denver manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Marti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Denver is trying to keep Marti in close.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Marti trying to control the position from guard on top but Denver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marti looking to pass the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marti's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Denver dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Marti tries to clinch up
and Denver counters with a straight right hand.
Marti tries to clinch up.
Denver changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Marti tries to avoid it but Denver manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Marti to the ground. Marti escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Marti changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Denver will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Denver shoots in and drives through. Marti sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Denver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marti closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Marti lands in his opponent's guard.
Marti is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marti looking to pass the guard.
Marti must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Marti keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Denver's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denver working a defensive guard here.
Marti throws an elbow that misses. Denver uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Marti's guard. Nice move by Denver!
Marti managing to control the position.
Denver missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Marti looking for a guillotine here but Denver defends easily.
Marti looking to hit a scissor sweep but Denver is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Denver throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Marti not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Denver throwing strikes but missing.
Marti controlling Denver's posture.
Marti trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marti keeping moving, preventing Denver from controlling successfully.
Denver throwing strikes from guard but Marti blocks nicely.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Marti stuffs the takedown attempt from Denver. Denver gets slowly back to his feet.
Denver shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Marti as he jumps to the side.
Marti steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Denver.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Marti.
Marti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Denver moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marti misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denver tries for a takedown but Marti sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Marti is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Denver tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Denver fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Marti steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Denver.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marti stuffs the takedown.
Denver dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marti. That did some damage!
Denver tries to clinch up.
Denver bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marti scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The fight stays on the outside here - Denver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antoni Marti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Marti misses with a takedown attempt - Denver sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Denver wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Marti defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Denver.
Denver looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Marti fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Denver avoids it really well and circles away.
Denver has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Denver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denver dives in for a single leg takedown but Marti sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Marti steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Denver.
Denver will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Marti shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Denver as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marti defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Denver.
Marti misses with a series of wild punches.
Marti's corner calls for a 1-2. Marti obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Denver throws a nice looking combination but Marti bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Denver avoids the body shot from Marti.
A head kick by Marti misses
and Denver counters with a stiff right hand.
Antoni Marti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marti fails to land the takedown.
Denver with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Denver defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Marti.
Denver lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marti's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Marti as Denver shoots in.
Marti fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Denver seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Marti shoots in but no luck this time.
Horrible takedown attempt by Denver or perhaps it was just good defense by Marti, which made it look bad.
Horrible takedown attempt by Denver or perhaps it was just good defense by Marti, which made it look bad.
Nice shot by Marti.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Denver scores with a shot to the body.
Marti looks to throw a body kick
and Denver counters with a nice body shot.
Denver fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marti rushes Denver and presses him up against the cage.
Marti prevents a takedown attempt there.
Marti has Denver pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Denver manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Denver wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Marti missing with knees to the body.
Denver is trying to pull guard but Marti has him pressed against the cage.
Marti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Denver blocks the body kick.
Marti drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marti keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Denver's head.
Marti stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Denver swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Marti avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Marti passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marti content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Denver is pressing down on Marti's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antoni Marti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Marti has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antoni Marti!
Our winner, Antoni Marti, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Alex Denver was interviewed post fight and said 'This is a fucking joke! Go and die in a hole. Next time, I will beat the hell out of you asshole!'.
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