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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Knockya Edoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Martin (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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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Knockya Edoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Martin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edoff closes the distance and clinches.
Edoff escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Edoff throws a right hand that Martin ducks under and follows up with a left that Martin also avoids with ease.
Horrible takedown by Edoff or perhaps it was just good defense by Martin which made him look bad.
Martin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Edoff.
Edoff misses with the combination.
Edoff shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Martin as he jumps to the side.
Martin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Edoff looks to land a combination but Martin avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Edoff taking a bit of punishment here - Martin scoring with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martin trying to control the position but Edoff is working away.
Edoff is trying to work for a sweep but Martin has mounted him!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin lands a big elbow.
Martin with the ground and pound from mount.
Edoff really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
A nice elbow there by Martin.
Edoff is breathing heavily.
The referee warns Edoff that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Martin unloading with bombs!
Edoff is rocked!
Edoff working to try and regain half guard.
Oh Edoff is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Martin is working for a guillotine from mount but Edoff frees his head quite easily.
Martin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martin scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Martin lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Martin avoids the attempt from Edoff to control.
Edoff seems to have got his legs back now.
Martin lands with some strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A nice elbow there by Martin.
Martin fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Martin scoring with strikes but Edoff is staying in there.
Martin in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Edoff is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Edoff is in a horrible position here. Martin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Edoff tries to lock up and control but Martin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edoff is in all sorts of trouble here.
Martin blocks Edoff's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Martin unloading with bombs!
Edoff tries to hold on but Martin pushes him away.
Martin prevents Edoff from getting the reversal.
Martin lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Edoff hang on?
Edoff tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Edoff wants to control but Martin is having none of it.
Martin prevents Edoff from getting the reversal.
Edoff is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four 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.
Martin tries to control but Edoff wriggling away.
Edoff really wants to buck Martin off and get back to his feet.
Martin unloading with bombs!
Martin with a couple of short strikes.
BOOM! Martin connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Edoff wants to control but Martin is having none of it.
Martin landing strikes from the mount and Edoff is in trouble!
Edoff wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Martin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Martin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Good exchange - Martin coming out on top.
Martin throws a right hand that Edoff ducks under and follows up with a left that Edoff also avoids with ease.
Martin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice takedown defense from Edoff. No joy for Martin on that attempt.
Edoff shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Edoff showed some decent athleticism there.
Edoff tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Martin.
Martin is trying to stand back up but Edoff is controlling him
Martin is staying active underneath Edoff, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Martin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Martin pushes Edoff off and gets back to his feet.
Martin throws and low kick but Edoff moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martin drops Edoff with a right and a left! Martin comes rushing in but Edoff regains his composure and manages to keep Martin in guard.
Edoff can't keep his opponent in guard - Martin advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Edoff wants to control but Martin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edoff wants to get back to full guard.
Martin wants to pass to mount but Edoff is defending the position.
Edoff is looking to improve his position.
Edoff is trying to control but can't.
Martin works his way into full mount!
A nice elbow there by Martin.
Martin working for a submission but Edoff is keeping him at bay.
Martin lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edoff gets back to half guard.
Edoff taking some punishment here, with Martin in his half guard.
Edoff manages to get to full guard.
Edoff controls Martin momentarily but Martin frees himself.
Edoff wants to stand and escape but Martin is having none of it.
Edoff looking to hit a scissor sweep but Martin is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Martin distracts Edoff with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Martin wants to pass the guard but Edoff is keeping the position.
Martin with a nice head shot there.
Martin lands a couple of digs.
Edoff working a defensive guard here.
Edoff is looking to stand up but Martin isn't so interested in that idea.
Eric Martin has got the better of the ground game so far.
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.
Martin thows a big elbow that misses.
Martin postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Edoff fails with the takedown
and Martin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Edoff's guard now.
Edoff is looking to stand up but Martin isn't so interested in that idea.
Martin scoring with some ground and pound.
Martin passes into half guard.
Martin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Edoff with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Edoff has hold of Martin's hands but Martin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Martin gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Edoff moves in looking to clinch but Martin pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Martin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
An inside leg kick lands from Martin.
Martin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Martin misses with a wild combination.
Edoff swats away the attempt to clinch by Martin.
Knockya Edoff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martin tries to clinch up but Edoff circles away and keeps his distance.
Martin drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Martin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Martin scoring with some ground and pound.
Edoff throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Martin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Martin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Edoff is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Martin with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edoff striking off his back but it's not causing Martin any problems.
Edoff controlling the position.
Edoff working for a triangle but Martin defends it easily.
Edoff looking to hit a scissor sweep but Martin is one step ahead there.
Martin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Edoff swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Edoff throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two 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.
Martin preventing the sweep.
Edoff wants to stand up but Martin is controlling him.
Martin distracts Edoff with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Edoff has a closed guard, preventing Martin from standing up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Edoff scores with a kick to the body.
Edoff lands a nice looking body shot.
Edoff shoots in and bounces Martin off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Martin looking for a sweep. Not yet Martin, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edoff trying to control the position from guard on top but Martin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martin striking from the bottom here.
Martin pushes Edoff off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Martin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Edoff's head.
Martin takes one to the chin there.
Edoff scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Edoff doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Martin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Edoff's guard now.
Martin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Martin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Martin stands up and we're back to a striking position.
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!
Edoff with a poor takedown
and Martin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edoff gets back to full guard.
Martin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Martin stays in close to Edoff's body and controls the position.
Martin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Edoff is keeping the position for now.
Martin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Edoff lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Martin!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martin wants to control but Edoff is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Martin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Martin 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Martin!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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