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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Martinez (ranked 4724 p4p, 148 weight class) and Nkemba Solabad (ranked 5166 p4p, 366 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fernando Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nkemba Solabad!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Solabad gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Solabad has Martinez pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Solabad pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Martinez tumbling to the mat - Solabad dives into Martinez's guard.
Martinez scrambles and gets back to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Solabad.
Solabad shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Martinez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Martinez forces Solabad back against the cage and clinches.
Martinez tries to break the clinch but Solabad is controlling the position.
Martinez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Solabad fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fernando Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nkemba Solabad.
Solabad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martinez's elbow.
Martinez is trying to break free.
Solabad is trying to pull guard but Martinez has him pressed against the cage.
Solabad breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez wants to clinch.
Solabad blocks a head kick by Martinez.
Martinez tries to keep at a distance but Solabad has taken the fight into the clinch.
Solabad manages to break the clinch.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Solabad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martinez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Solabad shoots for a takedown but Martinez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Martinez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Martinez lands a left and a right that send Solabad crashing to the mat, dazed. Martinez thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Nkemba Solabad has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Solabad has closed the distance and engaged Martinez in a clinch.
Solabad jumps guard but Martinez stands there with Solabad around his waist. Solabad gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Solabad lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Martinez backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solabad holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Martinez is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Solabad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martinez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Solabad at a distance.
Solabad pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Solabad thumps Martinez with a low kick.
Martinez gets tackled into the cage by Solabad. Solabad maintains the clinch.
Martinez is trying to stall.
Martinez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martinez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Martinez is trying to break the clinch but Solabad has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solabad trying to land knees to the body.
Solabad breaks from the clinch.
Solabad shoots in looking for a takedown but Martinez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Solabad's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Martinez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Martinez tries to clinch up
and Solabad counters with a three punch combo that has Martinez backing up. Martinez nods at Solabad to acknowledge the strikes.
Martinez is looking to clinch but Solabad is avoiding it.
Martinez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Solabad counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Solabad fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Martinez, pushing him back against the cage.
Martinez letting Solabad take a breather here.
Solabad's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Martinez shoots in but Solabad avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solabad is trying hard to land a takedown here. Martinez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Martinez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Martinez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Martinez is breathing heavily.
Solabad tries to clinch but Martinez moves out of range.
Solabad goes for a double leg but Martinez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Martinez continues to drive forward.
Solabad rushes Martinez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
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!
Solabad tries to pull guard but Martinez won't allow it.
Solabad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch but Solabad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Solabad looks for a takedown but Martinez sprawls well.
Solabad clinches with his opponent.
Solabad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nkemba Solabad will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nkemba Solabad's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Solabad moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Solabad shoots in for a double leg but Martinez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Solabad is looking to clinch.
Solabad dives in and grabs Martinez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Martinez pushes down on Solabad's head and hops out.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch but Solabad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Martinez shoots in and drives through. Solabad sprawls well.
Solabad is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Fernando Martinez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses.
Solabad is looking for the big counter here.
Martinez could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Solabad.
Fernando Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nkemba Solabad.
Martinez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Solabad fails in his attempt to clinch.
Solabad fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crunch! Solabad slams his shin into Martinez's torso.
Martinez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martinez throws a head kick but Solabad moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solabad on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Martinez gets tackled into the cage by Solabad. Solabad maintains the clinch.
Solabad breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Solabad shoots in for a takedown but Martinez shows good takedown defense.
Martinez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Martinez doesn't manage to clinch there - Solabad circles away.
Solabad rushes Martinez and presses him up against the cage.
Martinez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Martinez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Solabad fails to pull guard.
Solabad is trying to pull guard but Martinez has him pressed against the cage.
Martinez tries to circle away but Solabad has him pinned against the cage.
Solabad stalls.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solabad misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice body punch from Solabad.
Solabad lands a body shot.
Martinez is trying to break the clinch but Solabad is controlling him.
Solabad lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Solabad breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Solabad looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Martinez kicks Solabad off and gets to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Solabad has taken the fight to the clinch.
Solabad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solabad shoots for a takedown but Martinez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Martinez throws a big counter combination but Solabad scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Solabad closes the distance and pushes Martinez back into the cage.
Martinez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Solabad is trying to pull guard but Martinez has him pressed against the cage.
Solabad manages to break the clinch.
Martinez tries to clinch but Solabad is having none of it.
Martinez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Solabad, pushing him back against the cage.
Solabad is trying to pull guard but Martinez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Solabad taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Solabad.
Solabad receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Solabad breaks from the clinch.
Solabad has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is pressed up against the cage. Solabad has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Martinez down to the mat. Martinez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Solabad throws a head kick that Martinez semi-blocks.
It looks like Fernando Martinez has been cut.
Solabad clinches.
Solabad breaks the clinch.
Solabad drives through and clinches with Martinez against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Solabad content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Solabad.
Solabad is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Martinez to keep the fight standing.
Martinez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Solabad lands a body punch.
Nkemba Solabad seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Solabad jumps guard and drags Martinez to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nkemba Solabad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Martinez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Martinez swinging wildly here.
Solabad gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Solabad stalling in the clinch.
Solabad breaks from the clinch.
Solabad wants to clinch.
Solabad closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Solabad breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Solabad wants to clinch up but Martinez keeps it at a distance.
Martinez misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Solabad counters with a left and a right that stings Martinez.
Solabad drives through and clinches with Martinez against the cage.
Solabad controlling the action here for a moment.
Solabad throws a knee to the head but misses.
Martinez taking a breather.
Martinez is trying to break the clinch but Solabad has him pressed against the cage.
Solabad scores with a hook to the body.
Solabad jumps guard but Martinez stands there with Solabad around his waist. Solabad gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is looking to break free of the clinch but Solabad has double underhooks.
Solabad's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Martinez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Solabad tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Martinez defends well and Solabad ends up having to push Martinez into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Martinez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Martinez tries for a takedown but Solabad sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Despite the aggression on Solabad's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Solabad shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fernando Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nkemba Solabad.
Martinez has a takedown stuffed.
Martinez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Solabad throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Solabad shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Solabad closes the distance and pushes Martinez back into the cage.
Solabad tries to throw a body punch but Martinez avoids it by throwing Solabad back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solabad softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Martinez tries to break free but Solabad pushes him back against the cage.
Solabad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martinez is defending well for now.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Solabad.
Solabad manages to break the clinch.
Solabad tries to clinch up but Martinez circles away and keeps his distance.
Solabad dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Martinez. That did some damage!
Solabad takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Solabad has taken the fight to the clinch.
Solabad breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Solabad closes the distance and clinches.
Martinez has Solabad pushed against the cage.
Nkemba Solabad is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Solabad has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Solabad.
Solabad controlling the action here for a moment.
Solabad can't find room to land a body shot as Martinez controls the action.
Fernando Martinez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Solabad breaks from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nkemba Solabad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Solabad 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nkemba Solabad!
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energy
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