Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: GDL 71:Poika VS Wright
Date: Dec 19, 2020

#R1#
Khan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Martinez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Martinez's coach down at Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Martinez's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Martinez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Khan lands a body shot.
Khan tries to clinch but Martinez moves out of range.
Martinez looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
Khan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Khan scores with a jab to the jaw.#CL#
Khan gets a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Khan.
Khan throws a head punch that misses.
Khan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Khan.
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!
Khan has Martinez pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khan.
A body shot lands from Martinez.
Khan taking a breather.#T1#
Khan wants to stall.
Khan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Martinez's efforts to push away.
Khan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#CUT2#It looks like Genghis Khan has been cut.
Martinez presses Khan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Khan avoids a wild elbow strike from Martinez.
Martinez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#BC2#
Martinez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Khan misses with a straight left.
Martinez lands a slapping body shot.
Khan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Khan wants it to stay on the feet.
Martinez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Khan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martinez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Khan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#T2#
A swing and a miss from Khan.#CL2#
Martinez has Khan up against the cage in a clinch.
Khan blocking some punches.
Khan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Martinez backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan working aggressively here.
Martinez tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martinez swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Martinez backwards.
Khan is trying to stall.
Khan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Stalling in the clinch from Martinez.
Martinez swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it. #T3#
A right handed body shot lands from Khan.
Khan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Khan lands a shoulder strike.
Khan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Khan fails to land.
Khan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khan throws a head punch that misses.
Martinez can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Khan as the two fighters clinch.
Martinez looks winded!
Khan tries to work over Martinez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Khan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Martinez blocks a body shot from Khan.
Khan stalls.
Martinez blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T4#
Martinez swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan tries to throw a body punch but Martinez avoids it by throwing Khan back against the cage.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Martinez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martinez misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Khan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
Khan takes a shot to the head.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Martinez.
A short body shot lands from Khan as the two fighters clinch.
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khan slowing the pace effectively.
Khan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martinez's elbow.
Martinez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Martinez lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Genghis Khan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Genghis Khan'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#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Khan.
Martinez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Khan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Martinez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Martinez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khan was well out of range. Poor timing from Martinez.
Khan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt! #CL#
Khan forces Martinez back against the cage and clinches.
Khan struggles to land a body shot inside as Martinez controls his hands.
A short left from Khan.
Khan lands with a short shot to the head.
Genghis Khan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A bit of stalling here from Khan.
Khan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A nice left hand lands by Khan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Martinez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T1#
Khan working aggressively here.
Khan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Martinez misses with a punch on the inside.
Martinez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martinez blocks an uppercut.
Khan tries to work over Martinez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martinez misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Martinez - that landed with a thud.
Khan scores with a shot to the side of Martinez's head.
Martinez prevents a body shot from Khan.
Khan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Khan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Martinez lands a damaging elbow.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Martinez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martinez blocks an uppercut.
Martinez taking a breather.#T2#
Martinez takes a shot to the head.
Khan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khan lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Khan lands a shot to the body.
Martinez is breathing heavily.
Khan pressing his opponent against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Khan.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Martinez.
Martinez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khan stalls.
Khan has a couple of punches blocked by Martinez.
A right hook to the body lands for Khan. #T3#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Khan.
Khan slows down the pace here.
Khan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khan working aggressively here.
Khan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Khan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khan is pushing Martinez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Khan tries to throw a body punch but Martinez avoids it by throwing Khan back against the cage.
Khan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Martinez can do to turn this around?
Martinez blocking some punches.
Khan stalling in the clinch.
Khan misses with a body punch. #T4#
Khan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khan lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Khan.
Khan misses with the head strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Khan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Martinez backwards.
Khan tries a body shot but Martinez blocks it.
Khan has Martinez pressed against the cage, preventing Martinez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Martinez.
Khan has a couple of punches blocked by Martinez.
Khan works on Martinez's body with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Khan gets through Martinez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Khan gets through Martinez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Genghis Khan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Genghis Khan'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. This is the final round!#R3#
Khan steps in with a hook that catches Martinez right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Khan follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Martinez looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Genghis Khan!
Genghis Khan very nearly forgot to thank UnderGround Supplements amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

Event: GDL 67: Galvarino VS Poika
Date: Nov 21, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hachi misses with a hook
and Martinez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hachi throws a good cross that connects.
Hachi tests Martinez's chin there with a solid looking shot.#CL#
Hachi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hachi swings wildly with an uppercut but Martinez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hachi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martinez's coach down at Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Martinez's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Martinez pushes Hachi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hachi tries to work over Martinez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hachi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez tries to throw a body punch but Hachi avoids it by throwing Martinez back against the cage.
Hachi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hachi misses with a body punch.
Hachi swings wildly with an uppercut but Martinez uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Martinez.
Martinez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hachi or not.
Martinez blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T1#
Martinez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT2#It looks like Shako Hachi has been cut.
Martinez tries a body shot but Hachi blocks it.
Martinez lands with a light punch inside.
Hachi can't find room to land a body shot as Martinez controls the action. #BC2#
Martinez breaks from the clinch.
Hachi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Martinez throws a body shot but no joy.
Martinez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hachi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martinez.
Martinez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hachi walks into a left hand.
Hachi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hachi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martinez.
Martinez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#CL#
Hachi moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short uppercut from Hachi.
Hachi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Hachi.
Hachi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Martinez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T2#
Martinez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hachi gets through Martinez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hachi misses with the head strike.
Martinez blocks an uppercut. #BC2#
Martinez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martinez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice body punch from Hachi.
Hachi lands a body shot.
Hachi looks to score with a jab to the body but Martinez is just out of range.
A big right from Martinez misses.
Hachi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Martinez digs a good hook to Hachi's body.
A jab from Hachi does it's job there.
Martinez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Martinez counters with a left to the body.
Hachi throws a combination that misses
letting Martinez counter with a right hand. #T3#
Martinez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hachi is fending him off so far but Martinez persists. Nope, Hachi circles away and we're back to standing.
Hachi takes a swing at Martinez's ribcage but misses.
Martinez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Danga de danga de dang - Martinez scores with a four punch combination!
Hachi just misses with a punch to the body.
Hachi misses the shot to the body.
Martinez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hachi misses with a jab to the body
and Martinez counters with a left and a right... And another left! Hachi is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fernando Martinez!

Event: GDL 65: Donovan vs Hannson
Date: Nov 07, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drax throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Drax misses with a kick to the body
and Martinez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martinez swings for the body but Drax moves out of range.
It looked like Drax wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Martinez staying out of range there.
Martinez's coach down at Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Martinez's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A lazy left from Martinez finds it's target.
Martinez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Martinez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drax moves away.
Drax throws a half hearted mid kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Martinez! But no joy.
Nice shot by Martinez.
Drax moves out of range of the strikes.
Martinez just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Drax misses.
Martinez moves away from the strike by Drax.
Martinez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drax.
Drax looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Martinez throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinez lands with a shot to the body. #T1#
Drax pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Drax pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Martinez moves out of range of the strikes.
Drax walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#CL2#
Martinez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Drax blocks a body shot from Martinez.
Martinez lands a body punch.
Martinez struggles to land a body shot inside as Drax controls his hands.
Martinez lands a hook that snaps the head of Drax backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Martinez.
Martinez scores with a hook to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Martinez keeps control of Drax as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Drax takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT2#It looks like Max Drax has been cut.
Drax has a couple of punches blocked by Martinez.
Martinez lands a body shot. #T2#
Martinez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Drax or not.
Drax is breathing heavily.
Drax is trying to push Martinez away but Martinez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Martinez managing to block the knees to the body from Drax.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#BC2#
Martinez breaks the clinch.
Martinez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drax manages to avoid it.
Drax went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Drax throws a lazy right hand but Martinez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#KD2#
Martinez feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Drax sprawling to the canvas! Drax rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Martinez finish him?! #ROC2#Drax is rocked!#CL2#
Martinez darts in and clinches Drax up against the cage.
Oh Drax is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Drax tries a body shot but Martinez blocks it.
Martinez lands a big right hand that drops Drax! The killer instinct kicks in and Martinez finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Martinez!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fernando Martinez!

Event: GDL 61: Donovan vs Mwekassa
Date: Oct 10, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy on the wrong end of a nice jab.#CUT2#It looks like Baby Boy has been cut.
Horrible takedown attempt by Boy or perhaps it was just good defense by Martinez, which made it look bad.
Boy with a poor takedown
and Martinez counters with a lovely straight right hand!#TD2#
Martinez closes the distance looking for a takedown. Boy stuffs it but Martinez still has hold of him. Martinez picks Boy up in a fireman's lift! The crowd roars in approval. Martinez slams Boy to the floor and that's really hurt Boy - he doesn't know where he is! Martinez throws a couple of strikes and the referee steps in to save him! This one is in the books!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fernando Martinez!
Baby Boy was interviewed post fight and said 'Hello guys I hope you enjoy the fight even tho I didn't win the fight but still I'm happy to give my all in this performance and I promise every fight I'll jump into I'll be prepared win or lose just to give you all the best show . Tonight I came up short my opponent is tough he's very smart he know'.

Event: GDL 55
Date: Aug 29, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez misses with a few strikes there.
Tofail avoids the body shot from Martinez.
Tofail avoids the body shot from Martinez.
Tofail takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Martinez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tofail throws a shot from downtown. Martinez moves away and avoids it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tofail. Martinez shrugs it off though. #CL2#
Martinez pushes Tofail up against the cage in a clinch.
Martinez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tofail's efforts to push away.
Martinez keeps control of Tofail as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tofail avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tofail is trying to break the clinch but Martinez is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Tofail's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tofail is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tofail wants to get back to striking at distance but Martinez won't allow it. #T1##BC2#
Martinez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tofail slips under a jab from Martinez.
Martinez throws a series of punches but Tofail moves out of range.
Tofail looks for the body kick but Martinez saw that one coming.
Tofail scores with a nice head shot.#CUT#It looks like Fernando Martinez has been cut.
Nice shot lands for Tofail.
Martinez throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Tofail to counter with a crisp jab.
A big right from Martinez misses.
Tofail throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Martinez looks winded!
Martinez misses with a wild body shot.
Tofail has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Tofail ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Martinez looks to score with a jab to the body but Tofail is just out of range.
Martinez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tofail.
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!
Tofail chopping away at his opponent's legs. #T2#
Tofail ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martinez moves away.
Tofail connects with a nice looking jab.
Tofail misses with a wild body shot.
Tofail throws a series of punches but Martinez avoids them all with ease.
Tofail scores with a hook to the body. Martinez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Whack! Tofail lands a heavy head kick that drops Martinez. The ref tackles Tofail to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Martinez was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Tobig Tofail!
Tobig Tofail seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: GDL 46: Khan vs Mcguire
Date: Jul 04, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nordquist tries to score a power double leg takedown but Martinez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nordquist somewhat.
Nordquist tries to bum rush Martinez with a series of wild strikes but Martinez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Martinez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nordquist lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nordquist.#CUT2#It looks like Fernando Martinez has been cut.
Nordquist on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Martinez lands a nice looking body shot.
Nordquist looks winded!
Donk. Martinez catches Nordquist right on the button with a cross.
Nordquist misses with a low kick.
Martinez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Martinez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#CL#
Nordquist tries to keep at a distance but Martinez has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bit of stalling here from Nordquist. #T1#
Martinez digs a right hand underneath Nordquist's ribcage. Nordquist let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Martinez cracks Nordquist with a nice body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Martinez.
Martinez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Martinez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Martinez. #BC#
Martinez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Martinez rushes Nordquist and presses him up against the cage.
Martinez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Come on Martinez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nordquist goes for a takedown attempt but Martinez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Martinez misses with the combination.
Martinez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#T2#
Martinez fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Nordquist square on the jaw! Damn, Nordquist is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fernando Martinez!

Event: GDL 37: Sitsongrit vs Poika
Date: May 30, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#CL2#
Martinez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Martinez presses Karlson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Karlson throws a punch but it's blocked by Martinez.
Karlson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Martinez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Martinez lands with a short punch from the clinch. #CUT2#It looks like Magnus Iv Karlson has been cut.
Karlson is breathing heavily.
Martinez blocks an uppercut.
Karlson is looking to take this one to the mat.#BC2#
Martinez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL2#
Martinez rushes Karlson and presses him up against the cage.
Martinez lands with a short punch from the clinch. #BC2#
Martinez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#CL2#
Martinez closes the distance and clinches.
Karlson has a couple of punches blocked by Martinez.
Martinez lands an uppercut.#ROC2#Karlson is rocked!
Karlson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Martinez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Oh Karlson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magnus Iv Karlson . That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Martinez has closed the distance and engaged Karlson in a clinch.
Karlson seems to have got his legs back now.
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!
Karlson tries to circle away but Martinez has him pinned against the cage.
Martinez is working Karlson over against the cage.#BC2#
Martinez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL2#
Martinez gets in close and instigates a clinch. #T1##KD2#
Martinez drops Karlson with a big knee straight up the middle! Karlson is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Karlson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Martinez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Karlson somewhat.
Karlson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#CL2#
Martinez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A hook to the body from Martinez.
Martinez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Karlson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Martinez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez scores with a shot to the side of Karlson 's head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Martinez obliges.
Martinez pushes Karlson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Martinez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process. #BC2#
Martinez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Martinez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Martinez.
Martinez creates a bit of distance and cracks Karlson with a massive left hook! Karlson crumples out of camera shot, completely unconscious! He's been Nelmarked! Martinez stares at him for a moment then struts over to his corner, victorious.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fernando Martinez!

Event: GDL 29: Fist vs Boi ll
Date: May 02, 2020

#R1#
Martinez lands a glancing blow to the side of Cruz's head.#CUT2#
It looks like TJ Cruz has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martinez. Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martinez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#CL2#
Cruz tries to keep at a distance but Martinez has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC2#
Martinez breaks the clinch.
Martinez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cruz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cruz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Martinez tries to avoid it but Cruz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Martinez to the ground. Martinez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Martinez scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz is breathing heavily.
Martinez fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Cruz to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Cruz looks to clinch but Martinez throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Cruz taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Fernando Martinez!

Event: GDL 22: Fist vs Mises
Date: Mar 14, 2020

#R1#
Khan lands a body shot.
Khan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Khan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Martinez throws an off balance right hand
and Khan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Martinez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Khan throws a body punch but Martinez moves out of range.
Khan scores with a body shot.
Martinez just misses with a punch to the body.
Khan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.#CL2#
Martinez has closed the distance and engaged Khan in a clinch.
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khan lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez lands with a right to the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Genghis Khan has been cut.
Khan struggles to land a body shot inside as Martinez controls his hands.
Khan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martinez's elbow.
Khan looking to stall.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Martinez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan tries to work over Martinez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khan struggles to land a body shot inside as Martinez controls his hands. #T1#
Martinez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Martinez.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khan.
Khan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the head but Khan blocks with his arms.
Martinez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Khan effectively controlling the action here.#BC2#
Martinez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martinez misses with a hook. Khan ducked under it nicely.
Martinez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martinez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #CL2#
Martinez has managed to clinch.
Khan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Khan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Martinez can't break the clinch.
Khan lands with a short shot to the head.
Khan cracks Martinez with a nice body shot.
Martinez looks winded!#T2#
Khan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khan blocks a body shot from Martinez.
Khan digs a right hand into Martinez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Martinez's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Khan.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Khan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan lands a left hand.
Khan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Khan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Martinez backwards.
Khan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Khan.
Khan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Martinez backwards.
Khan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Martinez backwards.
Khan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Martinez being controlled against the cage.
Khan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Martinez backwards. #ROC#
Martinez is rocked!
Khan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process. #T3#
Martinez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Martinez is still on wobbly legs! Can Khan finish him?
Khan controlling the action here for a moment.
A hook to the body from Khan.
Martinez seems to have recovered his senses.
Khan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Khan dips a shoulder and cracks Martinez with a mighty uppercut! Martinez falls back against the cage and Khan unloads with a barrage of strikes! Martinez is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Khan screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Genghis Khan!
Genghis Khan is the new super heavyweight champion!
After the big win, Genghis Khan made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors UnderGround Supplements and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

Event: GDL 17: Dentler v Byczkiewicz
Date: Jan 18, 2020

#R1#
Martinez throws an overhand right that lands on John 's shoulder, as John tries to avoid the shot.
John throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
John tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martinez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
John has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight.#CL2#
Martinez clinches up with John and pushes him back against the cage.
John with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Martinez takes a shot to the head.
John misses with the head strike.
John tries to land knees in the clinch but Martinez avoids the damage to the body.
Martinez trying to stall but John improves his position.
John pushes off an throws an elbow but Martinez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
John lands a body punch.
John lands with a short head shot on the inside.
John connects with a nasty looking knee right to Martinez's face. #CUT#
It looks like Fernando Martinez has been cut.
Martinez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with John 's elbow.
Martinez tries a body shot but John blocks it.
Martinez is trying to force a seperation but John has the dominant position.
John lands a left hand.
John tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martinez avoids it.
Martinez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T1#
Martinez letting John take a breather here.
John crunches a lovely knee into Martinez's ribcage.
Martinez looks winded!
John with an attempt at a knee that misses.
John tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martinez avoids it.
John goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
John swings wildly with an uppercut but Martinez uses good head movement to avoid it.
John gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
John misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martinez.
Martinez pushes John back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Martinez misses with a hook from the clinch.
John working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
John tries to throw a body punch but Martinez avoids it by throwing John back against the cage.
Martinez blocks an uppercut.
John connects with a nasty looking knee right to Martinez's face.
John misses with a knee to the head.
John slowing the pace effectively.#T2#
Martinez lands a right hand.
John tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John misses with a hook from the clinch.
John blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martinez managing to block the knees to the body from John .
John throws a knee to the head but misses.
John tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
John lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
John scores with a knee to the head.
A short right from John on the inside.
John lands a shoulder strike.
Martinez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martinez misses with a body punch.
John missing with knees to the body.
John misses with a knee strike.
John throws a knee to the head but misses.
Martinez lands with a light punch inside. #T3#
With the two fighters working up against the cage, John just misses with a elbow thrown towards Martinez's brow.
Martinez misses with the head strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. John obliges.
Martinez has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. John seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Martinez can turn it around.
With the fighters up against the cage, John throws an elbow but misses.
John lands an elbow inside that Martinez shrugs off.
John tries to land knees in the clinch but Martinez avoids the damage to the body.
Martinez takes a shot to the head.
John misses with a hook to the ribs.
John misses with a knee to the head.
John lands an elbow that stopped Martinez in his tracks for a moment.
A knee to the head by John .
John with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Martinez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
John tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martinez's elbow.
Martinez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martinez doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T4#
John swings wildly with an uppercut but Martinez uses good head movement to avoid it.
John comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
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!
Martinez misses with a punch to the body.
Martinez avoiding damage as John throws knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from John .
John lands a damaging elbow.
John tries to land a knee to the head but Martinez blocks with his arms.
A hook to the body from Martinez.
Martinez lands with a light punch inside.
John tries a knee to the head but Martinez blocks it.
John scores with a shot to the side of Martinez's head.
John has a couple of punches blocked by Martinez.
John with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Martinez lands with a left to the head.
John misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martinez.
John missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jihadi John dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fernando Martinez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
John moves away from the strike by Martinez.
Jihadi John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez avoids a kick to the body.
John sets himself, and Martinez steps forward looking for the clinch! John avoids it this time.
John cracks Martinez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
John with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Martinez to score with a decent uppercut.
John connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
John misses with an attempted mid kick.
John scores with a punch to the head.#CL#
John closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Martinez - that landed with a thud.
John looking to throw knees to the head but Martinez is blocking nicely.
Martinez is struggling to control the position.
Martinez misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Martinez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
John misses with a body punch.
Martinez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
John misses with a knee to the head. #T1#
A short body shot lands from John as the two fighters clinch.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the head but John blocks with his arms.
John is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Martinez can do to turn this around?
Martinez is breathing heavily.
Martinez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with John 's elbow.
Martinez avoids the elbow strike from John , against the cage.
Martinez blocks an uppercut.
Martinez struggles to land a body shot inside as John controls his hands.
Nice elbow from John .
John looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. John obliges.
Jihadi John has scored more points in the clinch so far.
John tries to land a knee to the head but Martinez blocks with his arms.
John throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martinez blocks it with crossed arms.
John misses with a knee to the head.
John throws a head punch that misses.
John throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martinez blocks it with crossed arms.
John tries to land a knee to the head but Martinez blocks with his arms.
John lands a knee to the head. #T2#
Martinez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A knee to the head by John .
Martinez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
John connects with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martinez.
John looking to throw knees to the head but Martinez is blocking nicely.
Martinez misses with a hook to the ribs.
John works on Martinez's body with a couple of short punches.
John trying to land knees to the body.
Martinez dodges an elbow strike from John .
John looking to throw knees to the head but Martinez is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Martinez fails to land.
Martinez blocks the elbow strike.
John misses with an elbow over the top.
John using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Martinez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike. #T3#
Martinez tries a body shot but John blocks it.
John lands a body punch.
Martinez takes an elbow to the forehead.
John tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martinez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice body punch from John .
John misses with a body punch.
Martinez avoiding damage as John throws knees to the body.
John using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Martinez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
John 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.
Martinez throws a punch but it's blocked by John .
Martinez can't find room to land a body shot as John controls the action.
John tries to throw a body punch but Martinez avoids it by throwing John back against the cage.
John working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Martinez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
John lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Martinez.#T4#
John with a knee to the head.
John tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Martinez misses with a knee to the head.
John goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
John lands a nice uppercut.
Martinez takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
John misses with a knee to the head.
John makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
John 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.
Martinez misses with a short punch on the inside.
John lands an uppercut.
John 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.
John putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Martinez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short right from John on the inside.
Nice body punch from John .
John with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jihadi John dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fernando Martinez's cut.
That's time! John 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
John feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Martinezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A thudding body kick lands there by John !
Martinez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Martinez swings for the body but John moves out of range.
John lands with a cross.
John lands with a hook. Martinez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Martinez misses with a lunging right hand
and John counters with a lovely straight right hand!#ROC#
Martinez is rocked!
Good exchange - John coming out on top.
Martinez is still on wobbly legs! Can John finish him?
BOOM! John lands a beautiful left hook that drops Martinez. Martinez tries to recover but John is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Martinez lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jihadi John !
Jihadi John bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: GDL 13: Muhapuro v Legba
Date: Dec 07, 2019

#R1#
Martinez misses with a straight left.
McMonster connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that McMonster 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.
A jab from McMonster finds it's way through Martinez's defenses.
Martinez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #CL#
Martinez has managed to clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Martinez.
Martinez throws a punch but it's blocked by McMonster.
McMonster blocks the elbow strike.
Martinez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Martinez leaning his opponent against the cage.
I was talking to Martinez's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
McMonster tries a body shot but Martinez blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez misses with a body punch.
Martinez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McMonster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McMonster tries for a takedown but Martinez manages to get underhooks.
McMonster lands a right hand that snaps the head of Martinez backwards. #T1#
McMonster tries to throw a body punch but Martinez avoids it by throwing McMonster back against the cage.
Martinez prevents a body shot from McMonster.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Martinez.
McMonster blocks a body shot from Martinez.
A short left from McMonster.
Nice body punch from McMonster.
Martinez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McMonster struggles to land a body shot inside as Martinez controls his hands.
McMonster is struggling to control the position.
McMonster tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martinez's elbow. #BC2#
McMonster escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martinez throws a hook but McMonster avoids it easily.
Martinez scores with a nice strike.
McMonster steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martinez.
McMonster dips to his left and cracks Martinez with an uppercut!
McMonster avoids the body shot from Martinez. #T2#
Martinez just misses with a punch to the body.
And McMonster tries to counter it with a takedown but Martinez pushes his down on his head and steps out.#CL2#
McMonster pushes Martinez up against the cage in a clinch.
McMonster lands a right hand that snaps the head of Martinez backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McMonster.
McMonster misses with a punch to the body.
McMonster prevents a body shot from Martinez.
McMonster prevents a body shot from Martinez. #BC2#
McMonster's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Martinez throws a lazy uppercut
and McMonster counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Martinez walks into a straight right hand from McMonster.
McMonster misses with a jab, cross combination.
McMonster misses with an uppercut.
Fernando Martinez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McMonster missing with a left hand there. Martinez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #TD2#
McMonster throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Martinez tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. McMonster is in Martinez's guard.
McMonster connects with a couple of short punches.
Martinez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
McMonster makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McMonster postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
McMonster trying to control but Martinez is working from the bottom.
McMonster throws a big right hand that misses.
Martinez is breathing heavily.
McMonster throwing strikes but missing.
McMonster advances position into side control!
McMonster working the head with strikes.
Martinez takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Martinez is not in a great position here, taking some shots. #T4##SUB2#
McMonster is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Martinez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
McMonster is working Martinez over with some ground and pound from side control. #ROC2#
Martinez is rocked!
McMonster in side control lands a decent elbow.
McMonster scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Martinez is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and McMonster can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike McMonster!
A victorious Mike McMonster thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: GDL 11: Wang v Graindo
Date: Nov 16, 2019

#R1#
Martinez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boy manages to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Boy tries for a takedown but Martinez circles away easily#CL2#
and Martinez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Martinez.
Boy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Martinez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Boy tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baby Boy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A hook to the body from Martinez.
Boy is breathing heavily.
A short right from Martinez on the inside.
A body shot lands from Martinez.
A body shot lands from Martinez.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Martinez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Martinez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boy backwards.
Martinez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good body shot from Martinez.
Martinez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Boy.
Boy letting Martinez take a breather here.
Martinez lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Martinez lands a big right hand that drops Boy! The killer instinct kicks in and Martinez finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Martinez!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fernando Martinez!
In defeat, Baby Boy stepped up to the mic, saying 'Hello guys I hope you enjoy the fight even tho I didn't win the fight but still I'm happy to give my all in this performance and I promise every fight I'll jump into I'll be prepared win or lose just to give you all the best show . Tonight I came up short my opponent is tough he's very smart he know'.

Event: GDL 4: Ho v Valdaev
Date: Sep 07, 2019

#R1#
Voetsek gets cracked there but stands up to it. #CUT#
It looks like Henry Voetsek has been cut.
Martinez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Horrible takedown attempt by Voetsek or perhaps it was just good defense by Martinez, which made it look bad.
Martinez lands a jab to Voetsek's midsection.
Voetsek walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Martinez! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fernando Martinez!

Event: GDL I
Date: Jul 28, 2019

#R1#
Martinez tries to clinch up.
Martinez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ngo is fending him off so far but Martinez persists. Nope, Ngo circles away and we're back to standing.
Martinez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Martinez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ngo swivels and escapes.
Ngo punishes Martinez's body with a nice straight punch.
Martinez misses with a series of wild punches.
Ngo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Somsak Ngo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ngo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ngo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ngo's coach down at Valhalla MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ngo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ngo counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fernando Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Ngo clinches with his opponent.
Ngo lands a right hand. #BC2#
Ngo breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ngo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Martinez. Martinez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#T1#
A nice inside leg kick there by Ngo. That's going to slow Martinez down.
Martinez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ngo's waist but Ngo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Martinez off to one side.
Ngo stuffs the takedown.
Ngo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Somsak Ngo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martinez is breathing heavily.
Martinez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martinez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ngo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ngo.
Martinez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ngo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ngo cracks Martinez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Martinez takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ngo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#KD2#
Ngo cracks Martinez with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Ngo has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Martinez to stand back up!#ROC2#
Martinez is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ngo.
Oh Martinez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ngo delivers a nice body kick.
Ngo lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Martinez falls backwards - clearly groggy! Ngo dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Somsak Ngo!
After winning the bout, Somsak Ngo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 01, 2019

#R1##CL2#
Solabad gets in close and instigates a clinch. #TD2#
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.#ES#
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.#CL#
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.#BC2#
Solabad breaks the clinch. #T1#
Martinez wants to clinch.
Solabad blocks a head kick by Martinez. #CL2#
Martinez tries to keep at a distance but Solabad has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC2#
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.#KD#
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!#CUT#
It looks like Nkemba Solabad has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL2#
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. #T2#
Solabad holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Martinez is defending well against a takedown attempt.#BC2#
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.#CL2#
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. #T3#
Solabad trying to land knees to the body. #BC2#
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.#CL2#
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.#BC2#
Solabad's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Martinez shoots in but Solabad avoids the takedown attempt easily.#T4#
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.#CL2#
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. #BC2#
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.#CL2#
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!
#R2#
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. #T1#
Solabad on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#CL2#
Martinez gets tackled into the cage by Solabad. Solabad maintains the clinch. #BC2#
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. #CL2#
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. #T2#
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. #BC2#
Solabad breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #TD2#
Solabad looking for a takedown here - he's got it.#ES#
Martinez kicks Solabad off and gets to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL2#
Solabad has taken the fight to the clinch. #BC2#
Solabad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T3#
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.#CL2#
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.#BC2#
Solabad manages to break the clinch.
Martinez tries to clinch but Solabad is having none of it. #CL#
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.#BC2#
Solabad breaks from the clinch. #CL2#
Solabad has managed to clinch. #T4#
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. #CUT2#
It looks like Fernando Martinez has been cut.#CL2#
Solabad clinches. #BC2#
Solabad breaks the clinch. #CL2#
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.#TD2#
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!
#R3#
Martinez swinging wildly here. #CL2#
Solabad gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Solabad stalling in the clinch. #BC2#
Solabad breaks from the clinch.
Solabad wants to clinch.#CL2#
Solabad closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
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. #T1#
Martinez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Solabad counters with a left and a right that stings Martinez. #CL2#
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. #T2#
Martinez is looking to break free of the clinch but Solabad has double underhooks. #BC2#
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.#CL2#
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. #T3#
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.#BC2#
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. #CL2#
Solabad has taken the fight to the clinch. #BC2#
Solabad breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
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.#T4#
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.#BC2#
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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