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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henri Thibault (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez comes to the cage accompanied by Latin Alliance-Low Rider ft. Kid Frost. Miguel Martinez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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215 lbs
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203 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Miguel Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henri Thibault!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thibault misses the shot to the body.
Thibault slips a jab and a cross from Martinez.
Thibault clinches up with Martinez and pushes him back against the cage.
Thibault drops down looking for an ankle pick but Martinez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Thibault shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Martinez pinned against the cage. Martinez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Thibault slips a jab and a cross from Martinez.
Martinez misses with a few strikes there.
Thibault gets a takedown into half guard.
Thibault controlling the action here.
Thibault trying to control from half guard but Martinez is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibault is looking for a kimura but Martinez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Thibault to get the leverage.
Thibault with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Martinez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Thibault performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Thibault prevents Martinez from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez is working hard here to advance position.
Martinez is refusing to be controlled, as Thibault sits in half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Martinez stuffs the takedown.
Miguel Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henri Thibault.
Martinez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Martinez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thibault.
Martinez misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Some wild striking there from Martinez.
Thibault dodges the punch combination from Martinez.
Thibault looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Martinez is fending him off so far but Thibault persists. Nope, Martinez circles away and we're back to standing.
Thibault drives through with a takedown into guard.
Thibault looks gassed!
Martinez keeping moving, preventing Thibault from controlling successfully.
Martinez had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Thibault is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Martinez Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Thibault's back instead.
Thibault just trying to survive but Martinez is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Martinez controlling well, preventing Thibault from escaping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thibault tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Thibault tries to hold on but Martinez pushes him away.
Martinez with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henri Thibault dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Martinez misses with a wild combination.
Thibault closes this distance looking for a takedown but Martinez circles away.
Martinez clinches.
Martinez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thibault closes this distance looking for a takedown but Martinez circles away.
Martinez swinging wilding here.
Martinez avoids a kick to the body.
Miguel Martinez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Danga de danga de dang - Martinez scores with a four punch combination!
Martinez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thibault will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Miguel Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henri Thibault.
Thibault throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Martinez's waist but Martinez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Thibault off to one side.
A combination from Martinez does no damage.
Thibault dodges the punch combination from Martinez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez misses with a series of wild punches.
Thibault shoots in and bounces Martinez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Martinez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Thibault doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Thibault manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Martinez working for a triangle but Thibault defends it easily.
Martinez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Thibault doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Thibault manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Martinez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Thibault doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Thibault manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Martinez working for a triangle but Thibault defends it easily.
Martinez looking for a sweep. Not yet Martinez, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Thibault seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Thibault pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Martinez is keeping the position for now.
Martinez trying to strike off his back.
Martinez looking for a guillotine here but Thibault defends easily.
Thibault in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Martinez throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thibault looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Martinez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Martinez dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Thibault blocks a head kick by Martinez.
Martinez throws a nice looking combination but Thibault bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Martinez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thibault fails with a takedown attempt.
Martinez tries to bum rush Thibault with a series of wild strikes but Thibault uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Martinez.
Thibault shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Martinez as he avoids it easily.
Martinez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibault looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Martinez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Thibault can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Thibault sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Thibault takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Martinez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Thibault is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Martinez Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Thibault's back instead.
Thibault is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Martinez is persistently looking for the submission but Thibault is defending it well.
Thibault turns into Martinez and is now in his guard.
Martinez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Thibault can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Thibault slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Thibault lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Thibault stopping the sweep attempt from Martinez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Thibault trying to control the position from guard on top but Martinez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martinez looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Thibault passes into side control.
Thibault controlling the position from side mount.
Thibault wants to control but Martinez is keeping him busy.
Martinez is trying to get back to half guard.
Thibault working the head and body with strikes.
Martinez prevents Thibault from moving into mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martinez is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Thibault's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Martinez is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Thibault pulls his head out easily.
Thibault sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henri Thibault really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Martinez tries a head kick but it misses.
Miguel Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez looks to land a combination but Thibault avoids it well.
Martinez clinches up with Thibault and pushes him back against the cage.
Thibault changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Martinez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Thibault changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Martinez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Thibault controlling from side mount.
Thibault is looking to take a break and control but Martinez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Martinez is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibault landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Thibault is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Martinez is trying to improve his position.
Thibault trying to control the position but Martinez is working away.
Martinez is looking to reverse the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Some wild striking there from Martinez.
Thibault showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Martinez.
Thibault fails with the takedown.
Martinez throws a right hand that Thibault ducks under and follows up with a left that Thibault also avoids with ease.
Thibault looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Miguel Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henri Thibault.
Martinez stuffs the takedown.
Martinez misses with a few strikes there.
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.
Thibault closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Thibault lands in his opponent's guard.
Thibault working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Martinez's head.
Martinez looking for a sweep. Not yet Martinez, not yet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Martinez throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Martinez keeping moving, preventing Thibault from controlling successfully.
Martinez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Thibault doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Thibault manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Martinez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thibault passes Martinez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Martinez is looking to improve his position.
Martinez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thibault shoots in for a takedown but Martinez shows good takedown defense.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Martinez knocks Thibault out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Miguel Martinez!
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energy
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