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Event:
Torcida 27 - Greene Vs Cheem
Date: Apr 29, 2018 |
#R1##CL2#
Vanna rushes Martel and presses him up against the cage.
Vanna has a couple of punches blocked by Martel.
Vanna lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vanna prevents the takedown attempt.
Vanna lands a left hand that snaps the head of Martel backwards. #CUT2#
It looks like Oberyn Martel has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vanna.
Vanna throws a punch but it's blocked by Martel.
Vanna lands a nice uppercut.
Vanna swings wildly with an uppercut but Martel uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vanna.
Vanna lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vanna swings wildly with an uppercut but Martel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Martel fails to land.
Vanna throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Martels head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vanna working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vanna pushes Martel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T1#
Vanna lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vanna lands with a left to the head. #CUT2#
Oberyn Martel's cut is getting worse.
Vanna lands a right hand that snaps the head of Martel backwards.
Martel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Martel throws a head punch that misses.
Martel wants a takedown but no success here.
Vanna lands a right hand.
Martel drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oberyn Martel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vanna lands a nice uppercut.
Vanna lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#CUT2#
Oberyn Martel's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A head punch on the inside from Martel fails to land.
Martel throws a head punch that misses.
Vanna misses with some punches.
Vanna lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short uppercut from Vanna. #CUT2#
Jeez, Oberyn Martel's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.#T2#
Martel drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vanna lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Martel working aggressively here.
Vanna fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martel misses with a punch to the body.
Martel goes for a takedown attempt but Vanna pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Martel.#CL2#
Vanna moves into the clinch successfully.
Vanna swings wildly with an uppercut but Martel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vanna lands a left hand.
Martel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vanna's elbow.
Martel drops down looking for an ankle pick but Vanna pulls his leg out and moves away.
#CL2#
Vanna clinches up against the cage.#T3#
Vanna makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vanna throws a punch but it's blocked by Martel.
Vanna lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Oberyn Martel's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Vinicio Vanna!
Our winner, Vinicio Vanna, 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.
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Event:
Torcida 20 -Thompson Vs Stanky
Date: Apr 04, 2018 |
#R1#
Elliot throws a shot from downtown. Martel moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Martel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#TD2#
Martel shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Elliot's guard.#SUB2#
Martel drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Martel jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #SUB2#
Martel thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #ES#
Elliot wriggles free and stands up.
Martel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Elliot counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've been told by Elliot's head coaches at Lovelair Muay Thai/MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Elliot thuds his right hand into Martel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Elliot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martel throws an off balance right hand
and Elliot counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Elliot keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A little feinted left hand from Elliot on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Martel dives in and grabs Elliot's left leg, looking for a takedown. Elliot pushes down on Martel's head and hops out.#T1#
Elliot swats away the attempt to clinch by Martel.
Elliot was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Elliot listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Elliot scores with a jab to the jaw.
Elliot slips a jab and a cross from Martel.
An attempted straight right counter from Elliot misses the target.
Martel misses with a right hand
and Elliot counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT#
It looks like Oberyn Martel has been cut.
Martel fails with the takedown
letting Elliot counter with a right hand.
Ben Elliot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oberyn Martel.
Martel throws a right hand that misses
and Elliot counters with a nice uppercut.
Martel fails with the takedown
letting Elliot counter with a right hand. #T2#
Elliot ducks under a wild hook from Martel.
Elliot fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Elliot connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martel gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Elliot counters with a stiff right hand.
Elliot with a jab.
Elliot catches Martel with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Martel wants to clinch but Elliot slips to the side
and Elliot connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Martel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Elliot sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Martel tries to close the distance and clinch but Elliot swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fighters circling - Martel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab from Elliot.#CL2#
Elliot gets tackled into the cage by Martel. Martel maintains the clinch. #T3#
Martel misses with a punch on the inside.
Martel wants to take the fight to the mat but Elliot manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Martel tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short right from Elliot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Elliot.
Martel has a couple of punches blocked by Elliot.
Martel changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Elliot fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Martel slips under a jab from Elliot.
Elliot loads up on a big right hand but Martel slips the punch.
Martel tries to clinch up but Elliot circles away and keeps his distance.
Elliot appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Martel tries to clinch up.#TD2#
Martel feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.#SUB2#
Martel is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Martel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Elliot swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T4#
Martel trying to control the position from guard on top but Elliot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Elliot wants to stand up but Martel is controlling him. #ES#
Elliot pushes Martel off and gets back to his feet.
Elliot is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Elliot missing with a left hand there. Martel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Elliot scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Martel doesn't seem bothered though.
Oberyn Martel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Martel jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Martel shoots and misses
and Elliot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Martel has his takedown stuffed
and Elliot counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Elliot dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oberyn Martel's cut.
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.
#R2#
Elliot swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Martel unleashes a big counter combination but Elliot bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Elliot is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Martel can do to turn this around?
Martel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Elliot misses with a hook. Martel ducked under it nicely.
Martel throws out a counter right but Elliot avoids it with no problem.
Martel tries to clinch up but Elliot circles away and keeps his distance.#TD2#
Martel fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Elliot sprawls well initially but Martel persists and gets the takedown into half guard. #ES#
Elliot makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Elliot takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Martel with a lazy takedown attempt
and Elliot connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Elliot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martel shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Elliot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ben Elliot is winning the standup battle so far.
Elliot scores with the left hand. Martel knows he should have avoided that one.
Martel closes the distance looking to clinch
and Elliot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T1#
Elliot circles away from the clinch attempt
and Elliot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Elliot lunges at Martel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Martel's hand.
Martel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martel takes one on the button.
Martel shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Elliot but Elliot pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Elliot swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ben Elliot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oberyn Martel.#T2#
Martel fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Martel has his takedown stuffed
and Elliot counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#TD2#
Martel feints and as Elliot raises his hands in defense, Martel changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Martel won't allow Elliot to get back to his feet.
Elliot keeping full guard, as Martel tries to pass. #SUB2#
Martel drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Martel jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #SUB2#
Martel drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Martel as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Elliot screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Martel! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Oberyn Martel!
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Event:
Torcida 14 -Woodsen Vs Dormier
Date: Mar 10, 2018 |
#R1#
Glitter looks to score with a jab to the body but Martel is just out of range.
Glitter circles away from the clinch attempt
and Glitter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Martel shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Glitter went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Martel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Martel there as he acknowledges the shot.#CUT#
It looks like Oberyn Martel has been cut.
Martel defending well as Glitter loads up on a big left hand. #CL2#
Glitter gets tackled into the cage by Martel. Martel maintains the clinch.
Martel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Glitter backwards.
Martel misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martel can't get the takedown.
Martel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martel drops down looking for an ankle pick but Glitter pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gary Glitter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oberyn Martel.
Martel shoots in looking for a takedown. Glitter tries to sprawl out of it but Martel keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Glitter manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #T1#
Martel tries to clinch but Glitter moves away #KD#
and Glitter counters with a crisp one two that drops Martel! Glitter thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Martel to his feet! Martel is in big trouble!
Martel throws an off balance right hand
and Glitter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martel with a lazy takedown attempt
and Glitter counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Martel badly! Glitter follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Martel out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Glitter finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gary Glitter!
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Event:
Torcida 7 - Irago Vs Martel
Date: Feb 17, 2018 |
#R1#
Martel slips a jab from Irago.
Irago scores with the left hand. Martel knows he should have avoided that one.
Martel looks to score with a jab to the body but Irago is just out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Irago, as that shot connected.
Martel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Irago throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Irago throws a jab but it's blocked by Martel.
Martel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Martel has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
No joy there for Irago, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Martel has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Martel slips a jab and a cross from Irago.
Irago lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Martel at a distance.
Martel looks to land a left hand but Irago moved out of range nicely.
Dvan Irago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Irago fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Irago misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Martel defending well as Irago loads up on a big left hand.
Nice shot lands for Irago.#T1#
Martel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Martel looks to land a left hand but Irago moved out of range nicely.
Martel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Irago misses.
Martel takes a swing at Irago's ribcage but misses.
Irago swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Martel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Irago.
Irago slips a jab from Martel.
Martel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Irago.
Martel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Irago with a nice cross.
Martel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Irago looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Martel looks to land a left hand but Irago moved out of range nicely.
Irago appears to be looking for a big counter.
Martel misses with a two punch combination.
Irago is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Irago misses the body punch
enabling Martel to counter with a crisp jab.
Martel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Irago.
Irago misses with the combination.
Irago stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Martel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Irago throws a combination. Martel tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#CUT#
It looks like Oberyn Martel has been cut.
Irago jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Irago cracks Martel with a right hand to the side of the head.
Irago misses with a double jab.
Irago jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Martel changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Martel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dvan Irago is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Irago lands a head shot.#T3#
Irago jabs Martel right on the nose. Martel blinks but takes it well.
Irago is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Irago throws a lazy uppercut
and Martel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Irago looks to throw the jab but Martel is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Martel! But no joy.
Martel throws a hook to the side of Irago's head but Irago sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Irago displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Martel throws out the jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Irago.
Irago scores with a sloppy right hand. Martel should have avoided that one.
Irago looks to land a left hand but Martel moved out of range nicely.
Martel throws out a counter right but Irago avoids it with no problem.
Martel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Martel moves out of range of the strikes.
Martel swings for the body but Irago moves out of range.
Martel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Martel is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Irago throws a big shot that misses.#T4#
Irago wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Irago misses with a shot to the body
and Martel counters with a two punch combo.
Irago lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Good exchange - Irago coming out on top.
Irago throws a lazy right hand but Martel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martel getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Martel looks to land a combination but Irago avoids it well.
Martel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Irago fails to land with a series of punches.
Martel is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Irago moves out of range of the strikes.
Irago rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martel just misses with a punch to the body.
Irago is looking to counter punch.
Irago looks to score with a jab to the body but Martel is just out of range.
Martel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Irago manages to avoid it.
Irago appears to be looking for a big counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dvan Irago dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oberyn Martel's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Irago scores with a jab to the head.
Irago tries to bum rush Martel with a series of wild strikes but Martel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Irago bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Martel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Irago misses its intended target.
Irago misses with a body shot.
Irago looks to land a combination. Martel sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Irago lands with a nice combination. Martel backs away looking to recover.
Irago throws a series of punches but Martel avoids them all with ease.
Dvan Irago is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martel misses with an uppercut. Irago saw that one coming.
Irago was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Irago misses with a few strikes there.
Martel lands with an overhand left.
A swing and a miss from Irago.
Irago takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Irago walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#T1#
Irago fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Martel misses with an uppercut.
Irago misses with a looping left.
Martel slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Irago misses the target.
Martel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Irago catches Martel with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Irago rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Martel might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Irago has got the better of the exchanges.
Martel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Irago throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Irago misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Martel missing with a left hand there. Irago was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T2#
Martel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Irago.
Martel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martel lands with an overhand left.
Irago lands with a nice body punch.
Martel misses with a hook. Irago ducked under it nicely.
Irago displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Martel throws out the jab.
Irago fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Martel on the side of the head.
Irago misses with a wild body shot.
Irago throws a poor cross that misses
and Martel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Irago is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Martel can do to turn this around?
Martel takes one on the button.
Irago takes a swing at Martel's ribcage but misses.
Martel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Irago finds it's way round the side to connect with Martel's head.
Irago misses with a wild combination.
#T3#
Irago misses with an uppercut. Martel saw that one coming.
Irago with a nice cross.
Jab by Irago.
Dvan Irago is winning the standup battle so far.
Irago shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Martel eats them both and turns towards Irago to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Irago misses with an uppercut
and Martel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Irago takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Irago connects with a looping right hand.
Martel has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Martel looks to land a right hand but Irago moved out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Irago misses the target.
Martel swinging wildly here.
An attempted straight right counter from Irago misses the target.
Irago pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Irago misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Martel! But no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martel misses with a straight right. #T4#
Martel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Irago works over Martel's head and body with a nice combination.
Martel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Martel throws a big shot that misses.
Irago blocks a jab.
No joy there for Martel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Irago takes a swing at Martel's ribcage but misses.
Irago connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A big right from Irago misses.
Irago looks to throw the jab but Martel is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch combination from Irago misses.
Martel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Some wild striking there from Irago.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dvan Irago dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Oberyn Martel's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Some wild striking there from Irago.
Martel dodges the punch combination from Irago.
Martel throws out a counter right but Irago avoids it with no problem.
The fighters circling - Martel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Martel misses with a straight left.
Irago throws an overhand right that lands on Martel's shoulder, as Martel tries to avoid the shot.
Irago darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Martel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A big right from Martel misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irago misses with a straight right.
Irago takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Irago.
Irago dips to his left and cracks Martel with an uppercut!#T1#
Irago swinging wildly here.
A countering left hand to the body from Martel misses.
Martel lands a jab.
Irago misses with a two punch combination.
Irago scores with a one two! Martel had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Irago with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Martel to score with a decent uppercut.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Irago!
Good shot there by Irago.
Martel throws a hook to the side of Irago's head but Irago sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Irago.
It seemed like Martel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut lands for Irago. That snapped Martel's head back.
A big right from Irago misses.
Irago throws a left and a right that both miss
and Martel counters with a stiff right hand. #T2#
Martel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Irago's head backwards.
A looping hook to the body misses from Irago. Martel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Irago throws a right and a left that both miss.
Irago fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martel manages to avoid it.
Martel let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Martel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Irago walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Irago moves forwards but Martel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Irago swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Martel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Martel walks into a stiff left hand from Irago.
Martel is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Irago.
Nice defenses there by Martel.
Irago takes one on the chin but seems OK.
#T3#
Irago closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Irago lands a jab.
Irago throws out a powerful jab.
Irago throws a jab but it's blocked by Martel.
A swing and a miss from Irago.
Irago lands a slapping body shot.
Martel throws a body punch but Irago moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Martel misses the target.
Good standup being displayed there by Martel as he connects with a hook.
Irago swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Irago, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Martel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Martel throws an overhand right that lands on Irago's shoulder, as Irago tries to avoid the shot. #T4#
Irago swings for the body but Martel moves out of range.
Irago looks to land a combination but Martel avoids it well.
Martel with the counter takedown but Irago avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Irago throws a jab when Martel was well out of range.
Irago throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Martel avoids the body shot from Irago.
Dvan Irago is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Martel fails to land the takedown.
Irago throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Martel to counter with a crisp jab.
Sloppy strikes from Irago. Those never looked like landing.
Martel takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Irago ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martel moves away.
Irago lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martel circles away quickly and effectively.
Oberyn Martel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martel throws a hook but Irago blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dvan Irago showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Irago has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dvan Irago!
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